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June 16, 2008
Hage Wins the IMPAC
This year's IMPAC shortlist was quite eclectic, as we noted when it was released. One side effect of this is that the 2008 IMPAC won't have an impact on the "Prizewinners" tally that we keep. The upshot, of course, is that the IMPAC shed its spotlight on some less well-known names, including this year's winner: Beirut-born, Canadian novelist Rawi Hage, who won for his debut effort, DeNiro's Game.Andrew reviewed the book for us last year, writing "Less a political tract than a survival story, DeNiro's Game illustrates how a war breeds anarchy which then gives way to militia rule." Elsewhere, The Globe and Mail covers the award and offers an excerpt from Hage's acceptance speech.
- C. Max Magee @ 7:57 PM ~ comments: 0 ~ Links to this post
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