Rivka Galchen recieved her MD from the Mount Sinai Shool of Medicine, having spent a year in South America working on public health issues. Galchen recently completed her MFA at Columbia University, where she was a Robert Bingham Fellow. Her essay on the Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics was published in "The Believer," and she is the recipient of a 2006 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Galchen lives in New York City. This is her first novel.
..".[Galchen's] tone is addictive: playful, halting, intellectual,
colloquial."--Anne Roiphe, "New York"" Magazine
""[A] brainy, whimsical, emotionally contained first
novel...Galchen's inventive narrative strategies call to mind the
playful techniques of Jonathan Lethem, Franz Kafka, Primo Levi and
Thomas Pynchon. But she also, quite deliberately, echoes the
Argentine giant Jorge Luis Borges...This cerebral, demanding,
original new writer helps make the charges stick."--Liesel
Schillinger, "The New York Times Book Review
""An original and sometimes affecting novel, one that knows how to
move from the comic to the painful."--James Wood, "The New
Yorker
""The story is genuinely suspenseful, and Leo's clause-heavy patter
feels fresh and wry--his perspective curiously weird--even as he
unravels. Ms Galchen is a writer to be watched."--"The
Economist
.".".Hailed as a graceful handshake between science and
literature..."--"The Wall Street Journal
.".".A dense, fractally complex first novel by the conspicuously
talented Rivka Galchen."--Lev Grossman "Time
""Achingly beautiful."--"Entertainment Weekly
""Witty, tender, and conceptually dazzling, Galchen's metaphysical
tale of longing, grief, love, and the volatility of the self
gracefully charts the tempestuous weather of the human psyche."
--"Booklist" (starred review)
"Enthralling . . . Don't be surprised if this gives you a Crying of
Lot 49 nostalgia hit."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Everything is other than it appears to be in Galchen's assured
debut--an intricate puzzle powered by an urgently beating heart . .
. A superb first novel."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"Galchen's astonishing debut is rich in detail and scientific
exploration and a kind of dreamy psychological dissembling that
keeps the reader as baffled as Leo right to the end. This dense,
brilliant novel should be much in demand."--"Library Journal
""Galchen has created a heart breaking puzzle of a novel. Hilarious
and daring. The novel tracks the way we seek to destroy our most
precious love affairs and, in doing so, our own sanity. The hero,
Leo, is like a brilliant mad scientist trying to prove that the
earth is flat, because he desperately needs a ledge high enough to
jump off of." --Heather O'Neill, author of "Lullabies for Little
Criminals
""Rivka Galchen's "Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful yet
profound, Murakami-esque yet original, analytical yet
heartbreaking. It's an absolutely stunning and unforgettable
debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name
""Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases
""Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumps with
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another." Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers unforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband
""Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavits, author of "The Uses
of Enchantment
.".".A droll, exquisite first novel..."--Laura Miller, "Salon"
“…[Galchen’s] tone is addictive: playful, halting, intellectual,
colloquial.”—Anne Roiphe, "New York"" Magazine
""[A] brainy, whimsical, emotionally contained first
novel...Galchen's inventive narrative strategies call to mind the
playful techniques of Jonathan Lethem, Franz Kafka, Primo Levi and
Thomas Pynchon. But she also, quite deliberately, echoes the
Argentine giant Jorge Luis Borges...This cerebral, demanding,
original new writer helps make the charges stick.”—Liesel
Schillinger, "The New York Times Book Review
""An original and sometimes affecting novel, one that knows how to
move from the comic to the painful.”—James Wood, "The New
Yorker
"“The story is genuinely suspenseful, and Leo’s clause-heavy patter
feels fresh and wry—his perspective curiously weird—even as he
unravels. Ms Galchen is a writer to be watched.”—"The Economist
"“…Hailed as a graceful hand
.,."[Galchen's] tone is addictive: playful, halting, intellectual,
colloquial."--Anne Roiphe, "New York"" Magazine
""[A] brainy, whimsical, emotionally contained first
novel...Galchen's inventive narrative strategies call to mind the
playful techniques of Jonathan Lethem, Franz Kafka, Primo Levi and
Thomas Pynchon. But she also, quite deliberately, echoes the
Argentine giant Jorge Luis Borges...This cerebral, demanding,
original new writer helps make the charges stick."--Liesel
Schillinger, "The New York Times Book Review
""An original and sometimes affecting novel, one that knows how to
move from the comic to the painful."--James Wood, "The New
Yorker
""The story is genuinely suspenseful, and Leo's clause-heavy patter
feels fresh and wry--his perspective curiously weird--even as he
unravels. Ms Galchen is a writer to be watched."--"The
Economist
,,"."Hailed as a graceful handshake between science and
literature..."--"The Wall Street Journal
,,"."A dense, fractally complex first novel by the conspicuously
talented Rivka Galchen."--"Time
""Achingly beautiful."--"Entertainment Weekly
""Witty, tender, and conceptually dazzling, Galchen's metaphysical
tale of longing, grief, love, and the volatility of the self
gracefully charts the tempestuous weather of the human psyche."
--"Booklist" (starred review)
"Enthralling . . . Don't be surprised if this gives you a Crying of
Lot 49 nostalgia hit."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Everything is other than it appears to be in Galchen's assured
debut--an intricate puzzle powered by an urgently beating heart . .
. A superb first novel."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"Galchen's astonishing debut isrich in detail and scientific
exploration and a kind of dreamy psychological dissembling that
keeps the reader as baffled as Leo right to the end. This dense,
brilliant novel should be much in demand."--"Library Journal
""Galchen has created a heart breaking puzzle of a novel. Hilarious
and daring. The novel tracks the way we seek to destroy our most
precious love affairs and, in doing so, our own sanity. The hero,
Leo, is like a brilliant mad scientist trying to prove that the
earth is flat, because he desperately needs a ledge high enough to
jump off of." --Heather O'Neill, author of "Lullabies for Little
Criminals
""Rivka Galchen's "Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful yet
profound, Murakami-esque yet original, analytical yet
heartbreaking. It's an absolutely stunning and unforgettable
debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name
""Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases
""Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumpswith
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another," Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers unforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband
""Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavits, author of "The Uses
of Enchantment
,,"."A droll, exquisite first novel..."--Laura Miller, "Salon"
"[A] brainy, whimsical, emotionally contained first
novel...Galchen's inventive narrative strategies call to mind the
playful techniques of Jonathan Lethem, Franz Kafka, Primo Levi and
Thomas Pynchon. But she also, quite deliberately, echoes the
Argentine giant Jorge Luis Borges...This cerebral, demanding,
original new writer helps make the charges stick."--Liesel
Schillinger, "The New York Times Book Review
""An original and sometimes affecting novel, one that knows how to
move from the comic to the painful."--James Wood, "The New
Yorker
""The story is genuinely suspenseful, and Leo's clause-heavy patter
feels fresh and wry--his perspective curiously weird--even as he
unravels. Ms Galchen is a writer to be watched."--"The
Economist
,,"."Hailed as a graceful handshake between science and
literature..."--"The Wall Street Journal
,,"."A dense, fractally complex first novel by the conspicuously
talented Rivka Galchen."--"Time
""Achingly beautiful."--"Entertainment Weekly
""Witty, tender, and conceptually dazzling, Galchen's metaphysical
tale of longing, grief, love, and the volatility of the self
gracefully charts the tempestuous weather of the human psyche."
--"Booklist" (starred review)
"Enthralling . . . Don't be surprised if this gives you a Crying of
Lot 49 nostalgia hit."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Everything is other than it appears to be in Galchen's assured
debut--an intricate puzzle powered by an urgently beating heart . .
. A superb first novel."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"Galchen's astonishing debut is rich in detail and scientific
exploration and a kind of dreamy psychological dissembling that
keeps the reader asbaffled as Leo right to the end. This dense,
brilliant novel should be much in demand."--"Library Journal
""Galchen has created a heart breaking puzzle of a novel. Hilarious
and daring. The novel tracks the way we seek to destroy our most
precious love affairs and, in doing so, our own sanity. The hero,
Leo, is like a brilliant mad scientist trying to prove that the
earth is flat, because he desperately needs a ledge high enough to
jump off of." --Heather O'Neill, author of "Lullabies for Little
Criminals
""Rivka Galchen's "Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful yet
profound, Murakami-esque yet original, analytical yet
heartbreaking. It's an absolutely stunning and unforgettable
debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name
""Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases
""Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumps with
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another," Atmospheric Disturbances" deliversunforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband
""Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavits, author of "The Uses
of Enchantment
,,"."A droll, exquisite first novel..."--Laura Miller, "Salon"
Witty, tender, and conceptually dazzling, Galchen's metaphysical
tale of longing, grief, love, and the volatility of the self
gracefully charts the tempestuous weather of the human psyche."
--"Booklist" (starred review) "Enthralling . . . Don't be surprised
if this gives you a Crying of Lot 49 nostalgia hit."--"Publishers
Weekly" (starred review) "Everything is other than it appears to be
in Galchen's assured debut--an intricate puzzle powered by an
urgently beating heart . . . A superb first novel."--"Kirkus
Reviews" (starred review)"Galchen's astonishing debut is rich in
detail and scientific exploration and a kind of dreamy
psychological dissembling that keeps the reader as baffled as Leo
right to the end. This dense, brilliant novel should be much in
demand."--"Library Journal" "Galchen has created a heart breaking
puzzle of a novel. Hilarious and daring. The novel tracks the way
we seek to destroy our most precious love affairs and, in doing so,
our own sanity. The hero, Leo, is like a brilliant mad scientist
trying to prove that the earth is flat, because he desperately
needs a ledge high enough to jump off of." --Heather O'Neill,
author of "Lullabies for Little Criminals" "Rivka Galchen's
"Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful yet profound, Murakami-esque
yet original, analytical yet heartbreaking. It's an absolutely
stunning and unforgettable debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let
the Northern Lights Erase Your Name""Rivka Galchen has written a
powerful novel about love, longing, Doppler radar, and the true
appreciation of a nice cookie with your tea. "Atmospheric
Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander, author of "The
Ministry of Special Cases""Reader, you are holding in your hand one
of my favorite novels ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious,
heartbreaking tale of Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This
is a novel of Borgesian erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its
obsessively pursued subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's
fiction - is love, the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the
beloved, the intersection of love's fictions, realities, and
pathologies. It is also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons
(imagine Homer as a besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist).
The prose jumps with one astonishing observation, insight, and
description after another," Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers
unforgettable joy." --Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine
Husband""Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's
virtuosic "debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge
literary alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of
the Now. Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part
psychological study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and
stealth-bomb sadness will make you swoon with this realization:
yes, these kinds of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavits,
author of "The Uses of Enchantment ".,."A droll, exquisite first
novel..."--Laura Miller, "Salon"
"Enthralling . . . Don't be surprised if this gives you a Crying of
Lot 49 nostalgia hit."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Everything is other than it appears to be in Galchen's assured
debut--an intricate puzzle powered by an urgently beating heart . .
. A superb first novel."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"Galchen has created a heart breaking puzzle of a novel. Hilarious
and daring. The novel tracks the way we seek to destroy our most
precious love affairs and, in doing so, our own sanity. The hero,
Leo, is like a brilliant mad scientist trying to prove that the
earth is flat, because he desperately needs a ledge high enough to
jump off of." --Heather O'Neill, author of "Lullabies for Little
Criminals" "Rivka Galchen's "Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful
yet profound, Murakami-esque yet original, analytical yet
heartbreaking. It's an absolutely stunning and unforgettable
debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name"
"Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases"
"Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as anyepisode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumps with
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another," Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers unforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband"
"Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavits, author of "The Uses
of Enchantment"
"Galchen has created a heart breaking puzzle of a novel. Hilarious
and daring. The novel tracks the way we seek to destroy our most
precious love affairs and, in doing so, our own sanity. The hero,
Leo, is like a brilliant mad scientist trying to prove that the
earth is flat, because he desperately needs a ledge high enough to
jump off of." --Heather O'Neill, author of "Lullabies for Little
Criminals" "Rivka Galchen's "Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful
yet profound, Murakami-esque yet original, analytical yet
heartbreaking. It's an absolutely stunning and unforgettable
debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name"
"Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases"
"Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumps with
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another," Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers unforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband"
"Erudite and chock-full ofheartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavitz, author of "The Uses
of Enchantment"
"Rivka Galchen's "Atmospheric Disturbances" is playful yet
profound, Murakami-esque yet original, analytical yet
heartbreaking. It's an absolutely stunning and unforgettable
debut." --Vendela Vida, author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name"
"Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases"
"Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumps with
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another," Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers unforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband"
"Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavitz, authorof "The Uses
of Enchantment"
"Rivka Galchen has written a powerful novel about love, longing,
Doppler radar, and the true appreciation of a nice cookie with your
tea. "Atmospheric Disturbances" is fantastic." --Nathan Englander,
author of "The Ministry of Special Cases"
"Reader, you are holding in your hand one of my favorite novels
ever: Rivka Galchen's divinely hilarious, heartbreaking tale of
Leo's search for his "lost" wife Rema. This is a novel of Borgesian
erudition, wit, and playfulness, though its obsessively pursued
subject --as it rarely was in the Argentine's fiction - is love,
the enraptured lover, and the mystery of the beloved, the
intersection of love's fictions, realities, and pathologies. It is
also as funny as any episode of the Simpsons (imagine Homer as a
besotted and brilliant New York psychiatrist). The prose jumps with
one astonishing observation, insight, and description after
another," Atmospheric Disturbances" delivers unforgettable joy."
--Francisco Goldman, author of "The Divine Husband"
"Erudite and chock-full of heartache, Rivka Galchen's virtuosic
"debut" novel reads like the work of a cutting-edge literary
alchemist who has created in her laboratory the Book of the Now.
Part thriller, part romance, part autobiography, part psychological
study, her book's sweetly skewed brilliance and stealth-bomb
sadness will make you swoon with this realization: yes, these kinds
of books are still possible." --Heidi Julavitz, author of "The Uses
of Enchantment"
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