De Niro's game
by
Hage, Rawi.
Title
:
De Niro's game
Author
:
Hage, Rawi.
ISBN
:
9781905847389
Personal Author
:
Hage, Rawi.
Publication Information
:
London : Old Street Publishing, 2008.
Physical Description
:
281 pages ; 20 cm
General Note
:
Originally published: Canada: House of Anansi, 2006; London: Old Street, 2007.
Abstract
:
Lebanese Christian boys Bassam and George are faced with two choices for survival - to leave home and take a chance in a foreign city, or join the corrupt militia and gain a foothold in Beirut. Bassam becomes obsessed with leaving and commits petty crimes to fund his flight, while George amasses power in the militia-ruled underworld.
Geographic Term
:
Lebanon -- History -- Civil War, 1975-1990 -- Fiction.
Beirut (Lebanon) -- Fiction.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| VC Waterfall | General Books | 000029269 | 813.6 HAG | 1 |