The Lazarus Project (novel)

The Lazarus Project is a 2008 novel by Bosnian fiction writer and journalist Aleksandar Hemon. It features the true story of the death of Lazarus Averbuch, a teenaged Jewish immigrant to Chicago who was shot and killed by a police officer in 1908. It was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award. It was the winner of the inaugural Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2010.[1][2]

The Lazarus Project
First edition cover design
AuthorAleksandar Hemon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherRiverhead Books
Publication date
1 May 2008
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages304 pp
ISBN978-1-59448-988-4
OCLC183267842

References

  1. "Le bosniaque Aleksandar Hemon reçoit le 1er prix Jan-Michalski". LivresHebdo (in French). 18 November 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2010". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2012.


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