{"id":764069,"date":"2025-10-20T10:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T10:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=764069"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:12:09","slug":"3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage"},"content":{"rendered":"    <button class=\"sideconvo-button button-compact\">         <svg         xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"         width=\"64\"         height=\"64\"         viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"         fill=\"none\">         <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_5407_120)\">             <mask                 id=\"mask0_5407_120\"                 style=\"mask-type:luminance\"                 maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"                 x=\"0\"                 y=\"0\"                 width=\"64\"                 height=\"64\">                 <path d=\"M64 0H0V64H64V0Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>             <\/mask>             <g mask=\"url(#mask0_5407_120)\">                 <path                     d=\"M38.4702 26.64L38.5252 26.775C40.3652 31.435 44.0902 35.165 48.7502 37L48.8852 37.055L48.7502 37.11C44.0902 38.95 40.3602 42.675 38.5252 47.335L38.4702 47.47L38.4152 47.335C36.5752 42.675 32.8502 38.945 28.1902 37.11L28.0552 37.055L28.1902 37C32.8502 35.16 36.5802 31.435 38.4152 26.775L38.4702 26.64ZM38.4702 14.815C38.0702 14.815 37.6702 15.035 37.5002 15.475L33.7702 24.935C32.4352 28.325 29.7502 31.01 26.3602 32.345L16.9002 36.075C16.0202 36.425 16.0202 37.67 16.9002 38.02L26.3602 41.75C29.7502 43.085 32.4352 45.77 33.7702 49.16L37.5002 58.62C37.6752 59.06 38.0752 59.28 38.4702 59.28C38.8652 59.28 39.2702 59.06 39.4402 58.62L43.1702 49.16C44.5052 45.77 47.1902 43.085 50.5802 41.75L60.0402 38.02C60.9202 37.67 60.9202 36.425 60.0402 36.075L50.5802 32.345C47.1902 31.01 44.5052 28.325 43.1702 24.935L39.4402 15.475C39.2652 15.035 38.8652 14.815 38.4702 14.815ZM14.4702 29.125L11.9802 24.57C11.9452 24.505 11.8902 24.45 11.8202 24.41L7.26516 21.92C6.62516 21.57 6.62516 20.655 7.26516 20.305L11.8202 17.815C11.8852 17.78 11.9402 17.725 11.9752 17.66L14.4652 13.105C14.8152 12.465 15.7302 12.465 16.0802 13.105L18.5702 17.66C18.6052 17.725 18.6602 17.78 18.7302 17.82L23.2852 20.31C23.9252 20.66 23.9252 21.575 23.2852 21.925L18.7302 24.415C18.6652 24.45 18.6102 24.505 18.5752 24.57L16.0852 29.125C15.7352 29.765 14.8202 29.765 14.4702 29.125Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>                 <path                     d=\"M38.4702 26.64L38.5252 26.775C40.3652 31.435 44.0902 35.165 48.7502 37L48.8852 37.055L48.7502 37.11C44.0902 38.95 40.3602 42.675 38.5252 47.335L38.4702 47.47L38.4152 47.335C36.5752 42.675 32.8502 38.945 28.1902 37.11L28.0552 37.055L28.1902 37C32.8502 35.16 36.5802 31.435 38.4152 26.775L38.4702 26.64Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>                 <path                     d=\"M32 10.7351C33.6569 10.7351 35 9.39196 35 7.73511C35 6.07825 33.6569 4.73511 32 4.73511C30.3431 4.73511 29 6.07825 29 7.73511C29 9.39196 30.3431 10.7351 32 10.7351Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>             <\/g>         <\/g>         <defs>             <clipPath id=\"clip0_5407_120\">                 <rect width=\"64\" height=\"64\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect>             <\/clipPath>         <\/defs>     <\/svg>        <span class=\"sideconvo_button\"  data-sideconvo-message=\"Where can I find book caf\u00e9s in Lebanon?\" data-sideconvo-mode=\"SPEAK\" data-sideconvo-customCTATitle=\"Where can I find book caf\u00e9s in Lebanon?\" data-sideconvo-customCTAPlacement=\"TITLE_TAG\">             Where can I find book caf\u00e9s in Lebanon?        <\/span>         <div class=\"hoverEffect\">             <div><\/div>         <\/div>     <\/button>     <style>      <\/style>    <p>Few writers capture the chaos, humor, and heartbreak of the immigrant experience quite like Rawi Hage. The Lebanese-Canadian author has carved out a distinct voice in contemporary literature.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>If you haven\u2019t yet explored Rawi Hage&#8217;s work, here are some of his most powerful books to start with.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-de-niro-s-game-2006\">1. De Niro&#8217;s Game (2006)<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p><strong>If you like:<\/strong> <em>The Kite Runner<\/em> by Khaled Housseini and <em>The Cellist of Sarajevo<\/em> by Steven Galloway<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/De-Niros-Game.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/De-Niros-Game.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/De-Niros-Game-167x250.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>In the midst of Beirut&#8217;s civil war, childhood friends Bassam and George face a stark choice: remain in their fractured city, entangled in its violence, or flee to an uncertain future abroad. As they navigate the perils of war, their bond is tested, leading to a gripping tale of survival and moral conflict.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-cockroach-2008\">2. Cockroach (2008)<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p><strong>If you like:<\/strong> <em>The Metamorphosis<\/em> by Franz Kafka and <em>The Bell Jar<\/em> by Sylvia Plath<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cockroach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cockroach.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cockroach-167x250.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>An unnamed immigrant in Montreal grapples with feelings of alienation and despair. Haunted by hallucinations of a six-foot-tall albino cockroach, he embarks on a darkly comedic journey through his fractured psyche, confronting his past and the complexities of identity in a foreign land. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/cockroach\/summary\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-beirut-hellfire-society-2018\">3. Beirut Hellfire Society (2018)<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p><strong>If you like: <\/strong><em>The Death of Ivan Ilyich<\/em> by Leo Tolstoy and <em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em> by Milan Kundera<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Beirut-Hellfire-Society.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Beirut-Hellfire-Society.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Beirut-Hellfire-Society-165x250.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>Set in 1978 Beirut, this novel follows Pavlov, a young undertaker who inherits his father&#8217;s role in a city ravaged by civil war. He becomes involved with the Hellfire Society, a clandestine group that provides dignified burials to those denied by traditional religious institutions, challenging societal norms in a time of chaos. <\/p>    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41817567-beirut-hellfire-society?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>    <p>Already read these books by Rawi Hage? Let us know which one&#8217;s your favorite!<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Rawi Hage<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764081\" style=\"width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hage-Rawi-headshot_square-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>    <p>Born in 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, Rawi Hage experienced the tumult of the Lebanese Civil War firsthand. He emigrated to Canada in the 1980s after spending time in New York City, where he worked various jobs.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Hage&#8217;s debut novel, <em>De Niro&#8217;s Game<\/em> (2006), garnered international acclaim, winning the International Dublin Literary Award and receiving nominations for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General&#8217;s Award for English fiction. It established him as one of the most important voices in diasporic literature for its gritty portrayal of life during the war. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Since then, his novels have continued to push boundaries, exploring displacement, absurdity, and resistance with dark humor and philosophical depth.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/tag\/bookworms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#Bookworms<\/a> section on our website for more content like this!<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <div class=\"wp-block-thisis-thisis-more-like-this-block\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/763044\/book-bazar-starts-new-chapter-as-a-book-cafe-in-beirut\/\" class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book Bazar Starts New Chapter as a Book Caf\u00e9 in Beirut\">                 <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block\">             <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__header\"                 style=\"background-color: #36C6F4;\">                 <h3>                     MORE LIKE THIS                <\/h3>             <\/div>             <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__content\"                 style=\"background-color: #36C6F41a;\">                                     <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__image\">                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOOKBAZAR-250x188.jpg\" alt=\"Book Bazar Starts New Chapter as a Book Caf\u00e9 in Beirut\" \/>                     <\/div>                                                     <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__text\">                                                     <h2>Book Bazar Starts New Chapter as a Book Caf\u00e9 in Beirut<\/h2>                                                                             <p><strong>Book Bazar<\/strong>, one of Beirut\u2019s most beloved secondhand bookshops, recently transformed into a book caf\u00e9!<\/p>                                             <\/div>                             <\/div>         <\/div>                 <\/a>     <\/div>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>         <div style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"mobile products-container-two-product swiper\">   <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">        <a class=\"swiper-slide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/product\/the-beirut-hoodie\/\" aria-label=\"The Beirut Hoodie - English\" style=\"min-width: 66% !important;height:auto !important;\">      <div style=\"min-width: 90% !important;\" class=\"single-product-two-product\">       <div class=\"product-image-two-product lazy-load\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7217-450x600.jpg\">       <\/div>       <div class=\"product-content-two-product\">        <h2 style=\"height: 45px;\">The Beirut Hoodie &#8211; English<\/h2>        <p>Fleece hoodie with a zipper, embroidered with the English Beirut.com logo on the left. <\/p>        <div class=\"price-container-two-product\">         Starting At <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>29<\/bdi><\/span>       <\/div>       <\/div>      <\/div>     <\/a>         <a class=\"swiper-slide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/product\/the-beirut-hoodie-arabic\/\" aria-label=\"The \u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a Hoodie\" style=\"min-width: 66% !important;height:auto !important;\">      <div style=\"min-width: 90% !important;\" class=\"single-product-two-product\">       <div class=\"product-image-two-product lazy-load\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7206-450x600.jpg\">       <\/div>       <div class=\"product-content-two-product\">        <h2 style=\"height: 45px;\">The \u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a Hoodie<\/h2>        <p>Fleece hoodie with a zipper, embroidered with the Arabic Beirut.com logo on the left. <\/p>        <div class=\"price-container-two-product\">         Starting At <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>29<\/bdi><\/span>       <\/div>       <\/div>      <\/div>     <\/a>       <\/div>   <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>   <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>   <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>  <\/div>   <div style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"desktop products-container-two-product\">      <a style=\"min-width: calc(25% - 1.5rem); width:calc(25% - 1.5rem);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/product\/the-beirut-hoodie\/\" aria-label=\"The Beirut Hoodie - English\">     <div style=\"min-width: 100% !important;\" class=\"single-product-two-product\">      <div class=\"product-image-two-product lazy-load\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7217-450x600.jpg\">      <\/div>      <div class=\"product-content-two-product\">       <h2>The Beirut Hoodie &#8211; English<\/h2>       <p>Fleece hoodie with a zipper, embroidered with the English Beirut.com logo on the left. <\/p>       <div class=\"price-container-two-product\">        Starting At <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>29<\/bdi><\/span>      <\/div>      <\/div>     <\/div>    <\/a>       <a style=\"min-width: calc(25% - 1.5rem); width:calc(25% - 1.5rem);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/product\/the-beirut-hoodie-arabic\/\" aria-label=\"The \u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a Hoodie\">     <div style=\"min-width: 100% !important;\" class=\"single-product-two-product\">      <div class=\"product-image-two-product lazy-load\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7206-450x600.jpg\">      <\/div>      <div class=\"product-content-two-product\">       <h2>The \u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a Hoodie<\/h2>       <p>Fleece hoodie with a zipper, embroidered with the Arabic Beirut.com logo on the left. <\/p>       <div class=\"price-container-two-product\">        Starting At <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>29<\/bdi><\/span>      <\/div>      <\/div>     <\/div>    <\/a>       <\/div>   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few writers capture the chaos, humor, and heartbreak of the immigrant experience quite like Rawi Hage. The Lebanese-Canadian author has carved out a distinct voice in contemporary literature. If you haven\u2019t yet explored Rawi Hage&#8217;s work, here are some of his most powerful books to start with. 1. De Niro&#8217;s Game (2006) If you like: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":764084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[2214,1177],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-764069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-bookworms","tag-lebaneseproud"],"authorship":[113],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage &#187; Beirut.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you looking for a new read? If you haven\u2019t yet explored the work of Rawi Hage, here are some of his most powerful novels to start with.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you looking for a new read? If you haven\u2019t yet explored the work of Rawi Hage, here are some of his most powerful novels to start with.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-20T10:53:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-23T14:12:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iStock-1144316821-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1096\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Taleen El Gharib\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Taleen El Gharib\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Taleen El Gharib\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e\"},\"headline\":\"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-20T10:53:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-23T14:12:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":407,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/rawi-hage.avif\",\"keywords\":[\"Bookworms\",\"Lebanese Proud\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/\",\"name\":\"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage &#187; Beirut.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/rawi-hage.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-20T10:53:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-23T14:12:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are you looking for a new read? If you haven\u2019t yet explored the work of Rawi Hage, here are some of his most powerful novels to start with.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/rawi-hage.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/rawi-hage.avif\",\"width\":1180,\"height\":664,\"caption\":\"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/764069\\\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com\",\"description\":\"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com, SA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1044,\"caption\":\"Beirut.com, SA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/beirutcityguide\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/beirutcityguide\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e\",\"name\":\"Taleen El Gharib\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Taleen El Gharib\"},\"description\":\"A raging feminist and activist, Taleen is a passionate writer who wants to make the world a better place, one blog post at a time. Apart from her obsession with puppies, anime, and Hemingway, she is on a mission to find out what it truly means to be Lebanese.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/taleen_el_gharib\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage &#187; Beirut.com","description":"Are you looking for a new read? If you haven\u2019t yet explored the work of Rawi Hage, here are some of his most powerful novels to start with.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage","og_description":"Are you looking for a new read? If you haven\u2019t yet explored the work of Rawi Hage, here are some of his most powerful novels to start with.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/","og_site_name":"Beirut.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","article_published_time":"2025-10-20T10:53:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-23T14:12:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1096,"url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iStock-1144316821-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Taleen El Gharib","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_site":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Taleen El Gharib","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/"},"author":{"name":"Taleen El Gharib","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/person\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e"},"headline":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage","datePublished":"2025-10-20T10:53:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-23T14:12:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/"},"wordCount":407,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rawi-hage.avif","keywords":["Bookworms","Lebanese Proud"],"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/","name":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage &#187; Beirut.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rawi-hage.avif","datePublished":"2025-10-20T10:53:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-23T14:12:09+00:00","description":"Are you looking for a new read? If you haven\u2019t yet explored the work of Rawi Hage, here are some of his most powerful novels to start with.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rawi-hage.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rawi-hage.avif","width":1180,"height":664,"caption":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/764069\/3-must-read-books-by-lebanese-novelist-rawi-hage\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 Must-Read Books by Lebanese Novelist Rawi Hage"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","name":"Beirut.com","description":"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization","name":"Beirut.com, SA","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1044,"caption":"Beirut.com, SA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","https:\/\/x.com\/beirutcityguide"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/person\/998828f4428be1a686c6c9e94be1708e","name":"Taleen El Gharib","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2455b455f35782791bce1381cc1430f969be839a432c6c9643633a4cdca377d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Taleen El Gharib"},"description":"A raging feminist and activist, Taleen is a passionate writer who wants to make the world a better place, one blog post at a time. Apart from her obsession with puppies, anime, and Hemingway, she is on a mission to find out what it truly means to be Lebanese.","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/author\/taleen_el_gharib\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764069"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764447,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764069\/revisions\/764447"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764069"},{"taxonomy":"media-embed-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-embed-type?post=764069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}