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Set in Harlem in 2008, 'Lazarus Man' follows the aftermath of a five-story tenement collapse that kills several people. The story centers around Anthony Carter, a 42-year-old unemployed biracial schoolteacher and recovering cocaine addict, who is miraculously pulled from the rubble 36 hours after the collapse. Carter's survival sets off a media frenzy and transforms him into an unlikely motivational speaker. The novel weaves together the lives of several characters, including police detective Mary Roe, young freelance photographer Felix Pearl, and others, as they navigate the community's response to the tragedy and Carter's newfound role as a symbol of hope[2][3].

This novel is a thinly disguised look at Darcy O'Brien's childhood growing up in Hollywood as the son of movie stars George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill. It provides a unique perspective on life in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, blending elements of fiction and autobiography. The book won the Ernest Hemingway Award for best first novel in 1978 and has been reissued by New York Review Books in 2001.

While specific details about the plot are limited, 'Dogs and Wolves' by Hervé Le Corre is a work of fiction that likely delves into complex characters and societal issues, characteristic of Le Corre's writing style. The book has been translated from French by Howard Curtis and published by Europa Editions.

The Devils, also known as Demons, is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that adapts the idea of a revolutionary group from the real-life Nechayev case of 1869. The story revolves around a radical group aiming to overthrow the government and undermine the Russian church. The novel delves into themes of God, violence, suicide, and the dogmatic ideologies that lead to tragic consequences. It is set in a provincial Russian town and involves characters like Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky, Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin, and Pyotr Verkhovensky, each embroiled in a complex web of intrigue, moral crisis, and ultimate tragedy[2][4][5].