Rawi Hage
Rawi Hage | |
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Born | Beirut, Lebanon |
Occupation | Journalist, novelist, photographer |
Nationality | Lebanese, Canadian |
Notable works | De Niro's Game, Cockroach |
Partner | Madeleine Thien |
Rawi Hage (Arabic: راوي الحاج, romanized: Rāwī Ḥāj; born 1964) is a Lebanese-Canadian journalist, novelist, and photographer based in Montreal, Quebec, in Canada.[1]
Personal life
Hage is the common-law partner of novelist Madeleine Thien.[2]
Writing
Hage has published
His second novel,
In August 2013, he was named Vancouver Public Library's ninth writer in residence.[8]
His 2018 novel Beirut Hellfire Society was named as a longlisted nominee for the Giller Prize,[9] and a shortlisted finalist for both the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize[10] and the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction.[11]
In 2019 he won the Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award from the Writers' Trust of Canada.[12]
His 2022 novel Stray Dogs earned him his fourth Giller Prize nomination.
Awards and honours
In addition to the awards listed below, Sophie Voillot's translation of
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | De Niro's Game | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Shortlist | [14] |
McAuslan First Book Prize
|
Winner | [15] | ||
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
|
Finalist | [16] | ||
Scotiabank Giller Prize
|
Shortlist | [17] | ||
Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
|
Winner | [18][19] | ||
2008 | Cockroach | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Shortlist | [20] |
Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
|
Winner | [19][18] | ||
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
|
Shortlist | [16] | ||
De Niro's Game | International Dublin Literary Award | Winner | [21][22][23][18] | |
2009 | Parfum de poussière | Le Combat des livres | Winner | [24] |
2012 | Carnival | Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
|
Winner | [19][18] |
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
|
Shortlist | [16][25] | ||
2018 | Beirut Hellfire Society | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Shortlist | [26] |
Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
|
Shortlist | [19][27][28] | ||
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
|
Shortlist | [16][29] | ||
Scotiabank Giller Prize
|
Longlist | [30] | ||
2022 | Stray Dogs | Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
|
Shortlist | [31][32] |
Scotiabank Giller Prize
|
Shortlist | [33][34] |
Bibliography
- De Niro's Game (2006)
- Cockroach (2008)
- Carnival (2012)
- Beirut Hellfire Society (2018)
- Stray Dogs (2022)
References
- ^ "Rawi Hage", Penguin Random House Canada.
- ^ "Vancouver's Madeleine Thien 'moved' to receive prestigious Man Booker Prize nod" Archived 2017-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. Metro, July 27, 2016.
- ^ Wagner, Vit (2008-06-12). "Montreal writer wins big Irish prize". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "DeNiro's Game by Rawi Hage, wins the 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award". The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Dublin City Public Libraries. Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Montreal's Hage wins 2 Quebec literary awards". CBC News. CBC. 2006-11-23. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ زينب مرعي 2010. راوي حاج تطهّر من أدران الحرب . al-akhbar.com
- ^ "Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize: History". Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "Award-winning author Rawi Hage named VPL's ninth Writer in Residence". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- CBC Books. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "Edugyan, Hage among Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction finalists" Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Quill & Quire, September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Miriam Toews, Rawi Hage in running for $25,000 Governor General’s fiction prize" Archived 2019-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, October 3, 2018.
- ^ Deborah Dundas, "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers’ Trust Awards" Archived 2019-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole / The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation". Quebec Writers' Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Cole, Gaston among nominees for Governor General's awards". Whitehorse Star, October 16, 2006.
- ^ "The Concordia University First Book Prize". Quebec Writers' Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ a b c d "Rawi Hage". Writers' Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "Awards: Giller Short List". Shelf Awareness. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ a b c d Grondin, Mélanie (2012-11-21). "Quebec Writers' Federation Honors the Best". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction". Quebec Writers' Federation. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Hage, Ricci finalists for literary prize". Waterloo Region Record, October 22, 2008.
- ^ Flood, Alison (11 June 2009). "Debut novelist takes €100,000 Impac Dublin prize". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Wagner, Vit (2008-06-12). "Montreal writer wins big Irish prize". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "Awards: De Niro's Game Wins IMPAC Dublin". Shelf Awareness. June 13, 2008. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Combat des livres: 2009". Canadian Books & Authors. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "Awards: Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2012-09-24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- Peterborough Examiner, October 4, 2018.
- CBC Books. 2019-02-28. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Mudaly, Lee-Ann (2018-11-21). "4 Concordians shortlisted for Quebec Writers Federation awards". Concordia University. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- Quill and Quire. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "Awards: Scotiabank Giller Longlist; Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2018-09-18. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- CBC Books. 2022-10-20. Archivedfrom the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- Quill and Quire. Archivedfrom the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ "Awards: Stephen Leacock Humor Winner, Scotiabank Giller Shortlist". Shelf Awareness . 2022-09-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2022-09-27). "Rawi Hage, Suzette Mayr among five finalists for the 2022 Giller Prize worth $100,000". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-03-19.