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Rivka Galchen

Canadian American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1976 · age 50

Rivka Galchen is a Canadian American writer. Her first novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, was published in 2008 and was awarded the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. She is the author of five books and a staff writer at The New Yorker.

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2014Danuta Gleed Literary AwardAward2011Berlin PrizeAward2010William Saroyan International Prize for WritingAward1976Born19 April 1976

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Danuta Gleed Literary Award2014
Berlin Prize2011
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing2010
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Born 1976 · age 50

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