Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch tells of several ‘surreal moments’ since returning home to Dublin

Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch completed his first signing since his award at Chapters Bookstore in Dublin

Cian Ó Broin

Irish author Paul Lynch said his Booker Prize winning novel, which tells the tale of a dystopian Ireland, hit an “extraordinary piece of luck” that in people’s eyes “seems to reflect our times”.

Hundreds of glittering fans clutched their copy of Prophet Song as they lined the festive aisles of Chapters Bookstore on Parnell Street to welcome the Dublin resident back home following his momentous win.