Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch, author Danielle McLaughlin to visit Seoul in September
The Embassy of Ireland in Seoul will host Booker Prize-winning novelist Paul Lynch and short-story writer Danielle McLaughlin in September, marking Lynch's first visit to Korea, the embassy said. Lynch, author of "Prophet Song," which won the 2023 Booker Prize — Britain's leading literary award for English-language fiction — will hold a public conversation with readers on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at…
The Irish Embassy in Seoul will welcome Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch and short-story writer Danielle McLaughlin in September, marking Lynch's first trip to Korea, the embassy announced. Lynch, renowned for his 2023 Booker Prize-winning novel "Prophet Song," will engage in a public discussion with readers on September 11 at 7 p.m. at Daesan Hall within Seoul's Gwanghwamun district.
The event, titled "Imagination That Awakens Reality," will delve into the connection between literature and real-world occurrences, as well as how imagination can provide novel perspectives on the present.
"Prophet Song" revolves around an ordinary family in a fictional Ireland under totalitarian control, drawing parallels to themes of authoritarianism, loss of freedom, displacement, and human dignity. The novel received widespread praise for its realism and dystopian imagination, alongside winning the 2023 Booker Prize and the 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Danielle McLaughlin, author of the short-story collection "Dinosaurs on Other Planets," will present a lecture and creative-writing workshop during the visit.
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