On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to the newly formed secret police, there to interrogate her husband a trade unionist. Join Booker Prize 2023 winner Paul Lynch, to celebrate his newest book Prophet Song.

Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and when first her husband and then her eldest son vanish, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a collapsing society. How far will she go to save her family? And what – or who – is she willing to leave behind?

Paul's latest novel is a deeply moving exploration of the consequences for ordinary people caught up in terrible events. This special Fane Online event features Paul in conversation with Samantha Harvey as they discuss the human capacity for love and resilience in the face of unimaginable terror.

A Night In with Paul Lynch was originally broadcast on Sat 9 Dec 2023.

00:00 Introduction
0:54 Winning the Booker Prize
3:37 Being a Writer vs. Being an Author
8:06 Meditation and Writing
13:01 The Story of Prophet Song
20:20 Deciding on a Timeframe
25:53 Humanity's Optimism & Irrationality
31:12 Short Reading
34:28 High Resolution Grey
41:06 The Moth & The Blue Horse

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