PAUL LYNCH discusses Prophet Song, Beyond the Sea & his Creative Process - Highlights

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"The country spoke Irish largely before it spoke English. Grammatically, the structure of Irish is different from English. As Ireland adopted the English language, this sort of hybridization started to occur, where the English language was placed on top of Irish grammatical constructions. You get this slipperiness, this ability to move sentences, to place words in interesting places, and to use constructions that you just wouldn't find in England, for example. The thing about being an Irish writer is there isn't a reverence. There’s a sort of implicit freedom to use the language however we like. So long as you have mastery and command of the language, you can push it to the edges."

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Paul Lynch, Prophet Song, Creative Process, dystopia, totalitarianism, Ireland, Irish literature, Mia Funk, literary heritage, storytelling, narrative, cosmic fiction, film criticism, metaphysical, spiritual, human condition, writing process, intuitiPaul ly