De Niro's Game

Overview

WINNER OF THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY PRIZE

De Niro's Game plunges readers into the timely story of two young men caught in Lebanon's civil war. Bassam and George, best friends in childhood, have grown to adulthood in war-torn Beirut. Now they must choose their futures: to stay in the city and consolidate power through crime, or to go into exile abroad, alienated from the only existence they have known. Told in a distinctive, captivating voice that fuses vivid cinematic imagery and page-turning plot with the measured strength and beauty of Arabic poetry, De Niro's Game is an explosive portrait of life in a war zone, and a powerful meditation on what comes after.

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Bio of Rawi Hage

Rawi Hage was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and lived through nine years of the Lebanese civil war. He immigrated to Canada in 1992. His writing has appeared in Fuse magazine, Mizna, Jouvert, The Toronto Review, Montreal Serai, and Al-Jadid. His debut novel, De Niro's Game, won many prestigious national and international awards, including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Montreal.

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Imprint

Random House

Filesize

921.43 KB

Number of Pages

304

eBook ISBN

9781586421595