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One Book One Community The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon |
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Story Synopsis from THE LAZARUS PROJECT website: "On March 2, 1908, 19 year-old Lazarus Averbuch, a Jewish immigrant from Eastern Europe to Chicago, knocked on the front door of the home of George Shippy, the Chicago chief of police. Shippy came to the door and shot Lazarus twice, killing him. Shippy released a statement casting Lazarus as a would-be anarchist assassin and agent of foreign political operatives, leaving Lazarus' sister, Olga, bereaved and stranded at the center of a city and a country simmering with ethnic and political tensions.In the 21st century, a young writer in Chicago, Brik, also from Eastern Europe, becomes obsessed with Lazarus' story - what really happened, and why? In order to understand Lazarus Averbuch, Brik and his friend Rora, who overflows with stories of his life as a Sarajevo war photographer, retrace Lazarus' path backwards across Eastern Europe."  |
Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award, and three collections of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, and Love and Obstacles. Born in Sarajevo, Hemon visited Chicago in 1992, intending to stay for a matter of months. While he was there, Sarajevo came under siege, and he was unable to return home. Hemon wrote his first story in English in 1995. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. He lives in Chicago. |
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Discussion - The Lazarus Project Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 pm Peter White Public Library - Dandelion Cottage Room Talkin' Balkans with Chet DeFonso Monday, October 10 at 7:00 pm Peter White Public Library - Community Room Film - "Witnesses" Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm Peter White Public Library - Community Room Book Discussion Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm Snowbound Books on Third Street Aleksandar Hemon Author Visit Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 pm Northern Michigan University - Great Lakes Rooms Concert on the Balkans Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 pm Northern Michigan University - Reynolds Recital Hall Book Discussion Monday, November 21 at 5:00 pm Dead River Coffee on Baraga Ave. |
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