The book is set in a dystopian Dublin in the grips of totalitarianism. Some of the themes of 'Prophet Song' are eerily similar to the riots that broke out in Dublin last week. 'Prophet Song' also echoes the violence in Palestine, Ukraine, and Syria.
The author speaks to FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson about winning the most prestigious literature prize in the English-speaking world, writing the Irish offspring of 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', and what he's spending his prize money on.
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