Richard Kalich

Richard Kalich's first novel, "The Nihilesthete," garnered great critical praise when published in the US by Permanent Press. Winner of The New American Award and selected by the Philadelphia reviewer, Carlin Romano, as one of the twenty four "Most Noteworthy" novels of 1987. Additionally chosen to represent U.S. titles at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Finalist for the National Book Award; nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; and heralded by the San Francisco Chronicle as "one of the most powerful books of the decade." "The Nihilesthete" has been published in Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Germany, Holland, Israel, Russia, Sweden, and Turkey. A second novel, "The Zoo," was published in U.S. and Japan. It is presently being adapted to be a major animated motion picture. A third novel, "Charlie P," has won extraordinary acclaim when published by Green Integer in the U.S. and soon after in Russia, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Richard Kalich's fourth novel, "Penthouse F," has been published by Green Integer in the U.S. in March 2011. It will be published in Turkey and Russia as well. It has received great praise from such esteemed literati as Brian Evenson, Brian McHale, Warren Motte, Christopher Leise, Blake Butler, and Trevor Dodge. BeTimes Books has just published in August 2014 three of Richard Kalich's novels (Penthouse F, Charlie P, and The Nihilesthete) in one volume: "Central Park West Trilogy." His most recent novel, "The Assisted Living Facility Library," will be published by Dalkey Archive Press in late 2019. Additionally, Kalich's novels Penthouse F, Charlie P., and The Nihilesthete are being published in 2019 by Odoya Editions in Bologna, Italy. Kalich has recently been acknowledged by Pediaa.com as a central figure in Post-Modern writing, alongside such notable novelists as Umberto Eco, Vladimir Nabokov, William Gaddis, John Barth, Donald Barthelme, and Don DeLillo. He has partnered with Barrie M. Osborne (Producer of Lord of the Rings; The Matrix) to produce several original properties. Screenplays include "Artie," "Land of Eagles," and "Abe's House," in turnaround from Bruckheimer FIlms.