Dimitri Nasrallah (born 1977) is a

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writer and academic. He is most noted for his 2022 novel ''Hotline'', which was longlisted for the 2022

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. Born in Lebanon in the early years of the

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, Nasrallah's family took refuge in

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and

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before immigrating to

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in 1988. His debut novel, ''Blackbodying'', was published in 2004, and was the winner of the McAuslan First Book Prize from the

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in 2005. His second novel, ''Niko'', was published in 2011, and his third novel, ''The Bleeds'', followed in 2018. His latest book, ''Hotline,'' published in 2022, was selected for the 2023 edition of ''

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'', where it was championed by Gurdeep Pandher. Nasrallah is also a professor of creative writing at

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, and the chief editor for Esplanade Books, the fiction imprint of Véhicule Press.

Awards and honours

Publications

As author

* ''Blackbodying'' (2004, DC Books) * ''Niko'' (2011, Esplanade Books) * ''The Bleeds'' (2018,

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) * ''Hotline'' (2022, Esplanade Books)

As translator

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nasrallah, Dimitri 1977 births Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male novelists Canadian book editors Lebanese emigrants to Canada Academic staff of Concordia University Novelists from Montreal