The novel imagines how a society can be gripped by a slow-building authoritarian regime yet continue its mundane daily rituals.
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Irish writers have benefited from structural factors in recent years. However, ask them in person and Irish writers are more likely to highlight impediments to producing work.
From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 Booker prize.
A Spell of Good Things powerfully explores polygamy, patriarchy, political corruption and poverty.
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