De Niro's Game Explained

De Niro's Game
Author:Rawi Hage
Country:Canada/Lebanon
Language:English
Genre:Novel
Publisher:House of Anansi Press
Release Date:1 May 2006
Media Type:Print (Hardback)
Pages:288 pp
Isbn:978-1-58195-223-0
Followed By:Cockroach

De Niro's Game is the debut novel by Lebanese-Canadian writer Rawi Hage, originally published in 2006.

The novel's primary characters are Bassam and George, lifelong friends living in war-torn Beirut. The novel traces the different paths that the two follow as they face the difficult choice of whether to stay in Beirut and get involved in organized crime, or to leave Lebanon and build a new life in another country.

Awards

In addition to the awards listed below, Sophie Voillot's translation of De Niro's Game was shortlisted for the 2008 Cole Foundation Prize for Translation.[1]

Awards for De Niro's Game!Year!Award!Result!Ref.
2006Governor General's Award for English-language fictionShortlist[2]
2006McAuslan First Book PrizeWinner[3]
2006Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeFinalist[4]
2006Scotiabank Giller PrizeShortlist[5]
2006Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for FictionWinner[6] [7]
2008International Dublin Literary AwardWinner[8] [9] [10]
2009Le Combat des livresWinner[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole / The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930185513/https://qwf.org/prize/le-prix-de-traduction-de-la-fondation-cole-the-cole-foundation-prize-for-translation/ . 2022-09-30 . 2023-03-17 . Quebec Writers' Federation.
  2. "Cole, Gaston among nominees for Governor General's awards". Whitehorse Star, October 16, 2006.
  3. Web site: The Concordia University First Book Prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101063012/https://qwf.org/prize/the-concordia-university-first-book-prize/ . 2022-11-01 . 2023-03-17 . Quebec Writers' Federation.
  4. Web site: Rawi Hage . 2023-03-19 . . en . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162351/https://www.writerstrust.com/authors/rawi-hage/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2006-10-04 . Awards: Giller Short List . 2023-03-19 . . 2023-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230101215606/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=294 . live .
  6. Web site: Grondin . Mélanie . 2012-11-21 . Quebec Writers' Federation Honors the Best . 2023-03-18 . . en . 2013-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130109121529/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/54858-quebec-writers-federation-honors-the-best.html . live .
  7. Web site: The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202184035/https://qwf.org/prize/the-paragraphe-hugh-maclennan-prize-for-fiction/ . 2023-02-02 . 2023-03-17 . Quebec Writers' Federation.
  8. Web site: Flood . Alison . 11 June 2009 . Debut novelist takes €100,000 Impac Dublin prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510180406/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/11/debut-novelist-impac-dublin-prize . 10 May 2017 . 22 June 2017 . The Guardian.
  9. Web site: Wagner . Vit . 2008-06-12 . Montreal writer wins big Irish prize . 2023-03-19 . . en . 2012-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007174206/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/441989 . live .
  10. Web site: June 13, 2008 . Awards: De Niro's Game Wins IMPAC Dublin . 2023-01-30 . . 2023-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130004830/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=695 . live .
  11. Web site: Combat des livres: 2009 . 2023-03-19 . Canadian Books & Authors . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162354/http://www.canadianauthors.net/awards/combat_des_livres/combat_2009/ . live .

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