The Lazarus Project (novel)
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| Author | Aleksandar Hemon |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication date | 1 May 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 304 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-59448-988-4 |
| OCLC | 183267842 |
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 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as, the winner of the inaugural Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2010.