Kalich, Richard

Richard Kalich was born, grew up and lives in New York, on the Upper West side. In 1987, he published his first novel, The Nihilesthete, which won him international acclaim. He went on to write some of the most original American fiction in a generation: The Zoo, Charlie P, and Penthouse F. Kalich has been compared to Kafka, Auster, Beckett, Bataille, Camus and Gombrowicz. He has been finalist of the National Book Award, nominated twice for a Pulitzer, and his works have been translated into several languages.