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Paul Lynch on Prophet Song, literature and violence

Paul Lynch, winner of the 2023 Booker Prize, speaks in De Balie about his novel 'Prophet Song', literature and violence.

Paul Lynch on Prophet Song, literature and violence

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De Balie
Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10
1017 RR Amsterdam
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Prophet Song

In Paul Lynch's award-winning novel Prophet Song, Ireland slowly turns into a tyrannical state. One evening, Eilish Stack, a mother and scientist, answers the door to find the secret police looking for her husband. It's the beginning of a nightmarish attempt to keep her family together in a society that's growing more violent by the minute.

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Paul Lynch on Prophet Song, literature and violence

Location

De Balie
Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10
1017 RR Amsterdam
Show in Google Maps