![]() Haisla/Heiltsuk novelist Eden Robinson is the author of a collection of short stories written when she was a Goth called Traplines, which won the Winifred Holtby Prize in the UK. In O’Loughlin’s work, our desire for knowledge, our obsession with the past, our grappling with life itself … all of it is generously, wittily on display. The mechanism of this novel is fascinating to observe, its implications are deeply human. In Minds of Winter, Ed O’Loughlin’s brilliant story of polar exploration, time itself is an Arctic: a mysterious dimension of sun craze and apparitions, chance encounters and destiny. He now lives in Dublin with Jury Citationīright moments from the distant past spring up beside dark moments from the present, things hidden – a death, a gift, a lost clock – come briefly into view and then disappear forever. ![]() Ed was born in Toronto and raised in Ireland. He was the Middle East correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne. As a journalist, Ed reported from Africa for several papers, including the Irish Times. His second novel, Toploader, was published in 2011. ![]() His first novel, Not Untrue and Not Unkind, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2009 and shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Ed O’Loughlin is an Irish-Canadian author and journalist. ![]()
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