Carlo Gébler was born in Dublin in 1954. He is the author of novels including The Cure (1994) and How to Murder a Man (1998), the memoir Father & I (2000), the narrative history The Siege of Derry (2005), and two travel books, Driving Through Cuba (1988) and The Glass Curtain (1991). Last year the Lagan press published his novel, A Good Day for a Dog. He has taught at Trinity College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast and HMP Maghaberry, where he has been writer in residence since 1997. His film Put to the Test won the 1999 Royal Television Society award. “I am drawn to conflict as a writer,” he told Prospect, “and you’ll find there is no greater crucible of conflict than a prison.”
