author : Rawi HageRawi Hage is a writer and visual artist. His two critically acclaimed novels, De Niro's Game and Cockroach, have been translated into twenty-nine languages. De Niro's Game was the winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and Cockroach was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and for the Governor General's Literary Award. Born in Beirut, Hage lives in Montreal.