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Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'

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Irish author Paul Lynch poses with his book 'Prophet Song', which won the Booker Prize 2023. — Photo: AP

Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday for his novel Prophet Song, a dystopian work about an Ireland that descends into tyranny.

The 46-year-old pipped five other shortlisted novelists to the prestigious award at a ceremony in London

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