Prayer for the Family
Renée Hayek
Renée Hayek, presents a distinctly succinct narrative that intricately portrays the difficulties and deprivation of a Lebanese family in their struggle as they are forced to relocate their lives. The unbalancing effects of the Lebanese Civil War are reflected through the story by the suffering and despair that the family must weather. Hayek employs a narrative style with subdued rhythms to render highly dramatic events.
Nomination
2009 Longlist
Renée Hayek
Country of origin Lebanon
About the author
Renée Hayek is a Lebanese novelist, born in southern Lebanon in 1959. She studied Philosophy at the Lebanese University before embarking on a career in journalism, literary translation and teaching. She has published two collections of short stories and ten novels including: The Well and the Sky (1997), The Land of the Snows (2001), Days of Paris (2004), Prayer for the Family (2007), longlisted for the 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, and A Short Life (2010), longlisted for the 2011 Prize.