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In Dublin, a newspaper editor called Cartwright is found dead. One of his colleagues, Owen Simmons, discovers a dossier on Cartwright’s desk containing a photograph that brings him back to a dusty road in Africa and to a woman he once loved.
Not Untrue & Not Unkind is Owen’s story—a gripping tale of friendship, rivalry, and betrayal among a group of journalists and photographers covering Africa’s wars. It is an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut that immediately establishes Ed O’Loughlin as a mature master of the novel, and was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
Not Untrue & Not Unkind is Owen’s story—a gripping tale of friendship, rivalry, and betrayal among a group of journalists and photographers covering Africa’s wars. It is an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut that immediately establishes Ed O’Loughlin as a mature master of the novel, and was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ed O'Loughlin was born in Toronto and raised in Ireland. He reported from Africa for the Irish Times and other papers, and was Middle East correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne. Not Untrue and Not Unkind is his first novel.
Please visit www.edwardoloughlin.com for more information about the author.
Praise for NOT UNTRUE & NOT UNKIND
"Not Untrue and Not Unkind is a book that far transcends the usual literary efforts of the former combat reporter. It stands as an elegy not only for Simmons's band of colleagues but for a golden era of journalism." -- New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice
“A fine, darkly authoritative novel.” —Joseph O'Neill
“It’s a dark and expertly told soap opera… it’s an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut novel written with great authority… This atmospheric book authentically carries the sounds and flavors of a Graham Greene novel, reading at times like a memoir with the seamless underbelly of a gritty Hemingwayesque tale… Buy, steal, or borrow this book. Whatever you do, read it.” -- Sam Millar, New York Journal of Books
“O’Loughlin, a former editor and war correspondent, writes fiction with a stoic lyricism evoking mordant war-weariness and the eerie hollow left behind once the rush of adrenaline runs out.” – VogueDaily (Ten Summer Must-Reads)
“One of the most powerful debut Irish novels of the last decade.” —Sunday Business Post
“Passionate, colorful ... love story and tragedy, mystery and professional satire (à la Evelyn Waugh's Scoop) all rolled into one.” —Irish Times
“[O’Loughlin] makes readers see the storytellers as they describe the unimaginable.” -- ForeWord Magazine
“Not Untrue & Not Unkind is a profound look back into Africa as the continent implodes with violence.” -- Midwest Book Review
“Like many foreign correspondents, O’Loughlin has yielded to the compulsion to sum up his experiences; unlike many, his skills prove up to the task...Not Untrue & Not Unkind is a near-total success, combining a gripping narrative, a consistent voice, and a dark, professional grace. I highly recommend a trip to your local bookstore for it.” -- The Brown Tweed Society Blog
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