{"product_id":"atmospheric-disturbances-paperback","title":"Atmospheric Disturbances - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePlain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e (Cleveland) Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSlate \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRivka Galchen's \u003ci\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, tender, and conceptually dazzling (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about the mysterious nature of human relationships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York City\u003c\/i\u003e to the southernmost reaches of Patagonia, in search of the woman he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRIVKA GALCHEN\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the recipient of a 2006 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Galchen lives in New York City. \u003ci\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519482196275,"sku":"9780312428433","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c1ZUSk1pK0xXZ21ZZk1Ia29PNkE3Zz09.webp?v=1760500483","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/atmospheric-disturbances-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}