- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Old Street; New Ed edition (1 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905847386
- ISBN-13: 978-1905847389
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 233,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Winner of the 2008 International IMPAC Literary Award --***
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Bassam and George are childhood best friends who have grown up on the Christian side of war-torn Beirut. Now on the verge of adulthood, they must choose their futures: to remain in the exhausted, corrupt city of their birth, or to go into exile abroad, cut off from the only existence they have known. Bassam chooses one path - obsessed with leaving Beirut, he embarks on a series of petty crimes to fund his escape to the West. Meanwhile, George amasses power in the underworld of the city, embracing a life of military service, organised crime, killing, and drugs. But their two paths inevitably collide, with explosive consequences. De Niro's Game is a devastating, timely portrait of two young men and an entire city formed and deformed by war.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bassam, the narrator, is a 19 year old Christian living in Beirut with his widowed mother during the Conflict between Muslims and Christians in 1982. Bassam dreams of a new life in another country and with his best friend, George, a casino manager, starts to skim money out of the casino. George befriends some powerful men in the militia and gets involved in drug dealing, crime and killing. The book is divided into 3 parts and the pace and writing changes as the plot unfolds: the first part Roma is fairly quiet and descriptive; Beirut, the second part is cutting, brutal and tough while the 3rd part Paris is like a hallucinogenic dream. The powerful friendship between George and Bassam is beautifully told set in a catastrophic period of Beirut's history. A Novel I definitely recommend.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Rawi Hage took me back to my origins with this book. It brought back all the flavours and feelings long forgotten - absolutely wonderful and a most treasured read.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is an exceptional book and absolutely worth the hype - not something I concede very often. Hage masterfully conveys a devastating convergence of youthful hedonism and malaise, imbuing his protagonists' plight with a sense of inevitability, as they self destruct in their war torn city.
His writing is at times punchy, at others poetic: it's an interesting approach, and very effective. The jarringingly elegant expression of some of the most brutal passages makes for a shocking impact.
Well worth reading.
His writing is at times punchy, at others poetic: it's an interesting approach, and very effective. The jarringingly elegant expression of some of the most brutal passages makes for a shocking impact.
Well worth reading.
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A compelling read
For me, the most striking things about this novel are the snappy, quick-fire dialogue, and the fast-moving pace of the narrative. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jack Ward, Ireland
Violence and odd language
This book was thrust at me with such enthusiasm that I felt compelled to read it right away - even though I am never very keen on what I think of as Boys' Books. Read more
Published on 4 July 2009 by Poppy Hall
Celebrate the Bullet
Lebanese-Canadian author Hage mines the rich and tragic history of the Lebanese Civil War for this debut novel, featuring two Christian childhood friends who gradually grow apart. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2008 by A. Ross
A good read
I disagree with the last reviewer's take that the main character/narrator was hard to connect with. I didn't find that. And why do we need to "connect" with him anyway? Read more
Published on 10 July 2008 by ukburke
Powerful
A worthy winner of the IMPAC Award, De Niro's Game deals with the Lebanese conflict with objectivity and sensitivity. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2008 by C. Wellbelove
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