BookShorts BiblioBlog: MovingStories.TV Ep14: Rawi Hage Interview w/ James McCreath

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

MovingStories.TV Ep14: Rawi Hage Interview w/ James McCreath

www.movingstories.tv . Author / Interviewer James McCreath found a Cockroach at BookExpo Canada! Thats the title of Rawi Hages highly anticipated second novel published by House of Anansi, hot off the press in July 2008.

Cockroach is a story of love and nostalgia alongside the cold reality of culture shock and mental illness. It reveals the intricate psychological experience of a new immigrant in modern day Montreal, up against a harsh climate in more ways than one.

Hages first novel, De Niros Game, follows the story of two young men in war-torn Lebanon and beyond. It was nominated for several awards including the Giller Prize and the Governor-Generals Award, and won a number of others including the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2008.

Rawi Hage was born in Beirut, Lebanon and immigrated to Canada in 1992. He now lives in Montreal.

© BookShorts.com in association with Reed Exhibitions. Shot on location at BookExpo Canada 2008. Thanks to Rawi Hage, House of Anansi and James McCreath. For more behind-the-scenes videos on books and authors in the news, visit http//www.movingstories.tv