De Niro's Game

<p>Childhood best friends Bassam and George have grown to be men in war-ravaged Beirut. Now they must choose between the only two futures available to them: to stay in the devastated city and consolidate power through crime or to go into exile abroad alienated from the only existence they have ever known. </p><p>Told in a distinctive captivating voice that fuses vivid cinematic imagery a page-turning plot and exquisite dark poetry <em>De Niro's Game</em> is an explosive portrait of life in a war zone and a powerful meditation on what comes after. It won the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2008.</p>