Dimitri Nasrallah
Born1977 (1977) (age 47)
Lebanon
Occupationwriter and academic
NationalityCanadian

Dimitri Nasrallah (born 1977) is a Lebanese Canadian writer and academic.[1] He is most noted for his 2022 novel Hotline, which was longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize.[2]

Born in Lebanon in the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, Nasrallah's family took refuge in Cyprus and Greece before immigrating to Montreal in 1988.[3][4]

His debut novel, Blackbodying, was published in 2004,[5] and was the winner of the McAuslan First Book Prize from the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards in 2005.[6] His second novel, Niko, was published in 2011,[7] and his third novel, The Bleeds, followed in 2018.[8] His latest book, Hotline, published in 2022, was selected for the 2023 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Gurdeep Pandher.[9]

Nasrallah is also a professor of creative writing at Concordia University,[1][4] and the chief editor for Esplanade Books, the fiction imprint of Véhicule Press.[10]

Awards and honours

Awards for Nasrallah's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2005 Blackbodying McAuslan First Book Prize Winner [11]
2005 Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal Finalist [4]
2011 Niko Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction Winner [12]
2022 Hotline CBC Canada Reads Nominee [9]
2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist [2][13]
2023 ReLit Award for Fiction Finalist [14]

Publications

As author

  • Blackbodying (2004, DC Books)
  • Niko (2011, Esplanade Books)
  • The Bleeds (2018, Véhicule Press)
  • Hotline (2022, Esplanade Books)

As translator

  • Hungary-Hollywood Express by Éric Plamondon (2017, Esplanade Books)
  • Mayonnaise by Éric Plamondon (2018, Esplanade Books)

References

  1. 1 2 Kermalli, Shenaz (2018-04-16). "Dimitri Nasrallah draws on global autocracies to inform his modern allegory". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. 1 2 "14 Canadian authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. ↑ McGillis, Ian (2022-02-16). "Dimitri Nasrallah's new novel charts fitful progress of immigrant mother, son in 1980s Montreal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dimitri Nasrallah". Concordia University. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  5. ↑ Bartley, Jim (2005-02-12). "Sucked in and spit out". The Globe and Mail.
  6. ↑ "Quebec Writers' Federation hands out awards". The Globe and Mail. 2005-11-24.
  7. ↑ Lalonde, Michelle (2011-04-23). "Fleeing war, finding a new home; Authentic tale of the hardship many immigrants face". Montreal Gazette.
  8. ↑ Colbert, Jade (2018-05-03). "Dimitri Nasrallah's The Bleeds a sardonic look at global affairs". The Globe and Mail.
  9. 1 2 "Meet the Canada Reads 2023 contenders". CBC Books. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  10. ↑ Beattie, Steven W. (2017-08-30). "How young Quebec publishers are taking risks and finding new readers". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  11. ↑ "Quebec Writers' Federation hands out awards". The Globe and Mail. 2005-11-24.
  12. ↑ "The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction". Quebec Writers' Federation. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  13. ↑ "How Dimitri Nasrallah's mother inspired his Giller Prize-longlisted novel Hotline". CBC Books. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  14. ↑ "ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.
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