De Niro's Game


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.
YearAwardResultRef.
2006Governor General's Award for English-language fictionShortlist
2006McAuslan First Book PrizeWinner
2006Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeFinalist
2006Scotiabank Giller PrizeShortlist
2006Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for FictionWinner
2008International Dublin Literary AwardWinner
2009Le Combat des livresWinner