Name: atmospheric disturbances
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Author: Rivka Galchen
ISBN: 9780312428433

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rivka Galchen

Publisher

St. Martins Press-3PL

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 14.0 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

031242843X

ISBN13

9780312428433

Synopsis "atmospheric disturbances"

A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Salon.com Top Ten Book of the YearA Plain Dealer (Cleveland) Best Book of the YearA Slate Best Book of the YearRivka Galchen's Atmospheric Disturbances is a witty, tender, and conceptually dazzling (Booklist) novel about the mysterious nature of human relationships. When Dr. Leo Liebenstein's wife disappears, she leaves behind a single confounding clue: a woman who looks, talks, and behaves exactly like her. A simulatcrum. But Leo is not fooled, and he knows better than to trust his senses in matters of the heart. Certain that the real Rema is alive and in hiding, he embarks on a quixotic journey to reclaim her. With the help of his psychiatric patient Harvey--who believes himself to be a secret agent able to control the weather--his investigation leads him from the streets of New York City to the southernmost reaches of Patagonia, in search of the woman he loves.

Rivka Galchen

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Rivka Galchen is a Canadian-American writer and journalist born in Toronto in 1976. She is the author of the novel Atmospheric Disturbances (2008), which received the William Saroyan International Prize for Fiction. Her collection of short stories American Innovations (2014) was awarded the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, and her novel Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch (2021) was a finalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Her work spans genres such as literary fiction, essays, and short narrative.

Galchen is a regular contributor to magazines like The New Yorker, Harper’s, and The New York Times. She studied medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and earned an MFA in creative writing at Columbia University, where she also teaches. In 2010, she was included in The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” list, highlighting the most promising writers under 40 years old. Her style is characterized by a sharp and original look at reality, with an approach that combines humor, science, and emotional exploration.

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