Dublin Award won by Canadian Rawi Hage
Montreal writer Rawi Hage has just captured the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel, De Niro’s Game. The Dublin Award is one of the richest prizes in literature at €100,000.
What makes the win so fascinating is that as a Lebanese Canadian, English is Hage’s third language, which makes winning this award that much more amazing. What’s also interesting is it appears that prior to the win the book may have been remaindered, so you can pick up a copy of De Niro’s Game for a couple of dollars. Or you can splash out for a signed copy.
De Niro’s Game beat out a short list that included:
Winterwood by Patrick McCabe.
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra.
Let It Be Morning by Sayed Kashua.
The Woman Who Waited by Andrei Makine.
The Sweet & Simple Kind by Yasmine Gooneratne.
Dreams of Speaking by Gail Jones.
The Speed of Light by Javier Cercas.
