Ed O'Loughlin | |
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 Ed O'Loughlin in 2020 | |
| Born | 8 December 1966 Toronto, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, reporter |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Spouse | Nuala Haughey |
| Awards | Longlisted 2009 Man Booker Prize, Shortlisted 2017 Giller Prize |
Ed O'Loughlin is an Irish-Canadian author and journalist. [1] His first novel, Not Untrue and Not Unkind, dealt with foreign journalists reporting on African conflicts. [2] [3] It was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2009 [4] and shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction award in 2010. [4]
A second novel, Toploader, was a dark satire on drone warfare and the war against terror. [5] A third novel, Minds of Winter, [6] a multi-generational polar mystery story, was longlisted for the Sir Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction [7] and shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize. [8] His fourth novel, This Eden, a metaphysical thriller about money and technology, was published in June 2021. [9]
Before turning to fiction, O'Loughlin worked for twenty years as a newspaper reporter, including fourteen years as a foreign correspondent in Africa and the Middle East for the Sydney Morning Herald , Age of Melbourne, Independent of London, The Irish Times , and others. [10]
Born in Toronto, he was brought up near Kildare Town in rural Ireland. He now lives in Dublin with his wife and two children. [10] Following the success of Minds of Winter, with its themes of mapping and exploration, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. [11]
Since returning to Dublin, he has reported on Ireland for the Atlantic, the Economist, and the New York Times, [12] and he reviews non-fiction for the Irish Times and the Times Literary Supplement, among others.
