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"De Niro's Game is the most subtly nuanced, psychologically compelling book about the corrosive effects of war to have been written for a long time..."
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An extraordinarily powerful story which transcends the media coverage of the Middle East, "De Niro's Game" is a breathtaking, timely and moving novel about two young men coming of age in war-torn Beirut. While Bassam becomes obsessed with leaving Beirut, George amasses power in the militia-ruled underworld, and lives a life of violence and crime for profit. Their friendship is tested and inevitably their paths collide, explosively and tragically. "Intensely cinematic, his prose style jumps between fast-paced action, where the language hits the page like the rat-tat-tat of gunfire, and liquid metaphors that languidly twist, turn and coil one after another." - Daily Star, Lebanon.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Rewarding Read set during the Beirut Conflict in 1982 with wonderful writing,
By Kiwifunlad (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: De Niro's Game (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.
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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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Poignant,
By I Macdonald (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: De Niro's Game (Paperback)
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.
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