Richard "Dick" Kalich's
Biography
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Richard
"Dick" Kalich's first novel, THE
NIHILESTHETE, garnered great critical praise when
published at home by Permanent Press. Selected
by The Philadelphia Inquirer critic, Carlin Romano,
as one of the twenty-four "Most Noteworthy"
novels of 1987. Selected by The National Endowment for
the Arts and the United States Information Agency to
represent U.S. literary titles at the 1987 Frankfurt
Book Fair. THE
NIHILESTHETE was a finalist for the National Book
Award, received The New American Writing Award and was
nominated for the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Hemingway
Award and the Pulitzer Prize. It has been purchased
for publication in Russia, France, England, Sweden,
Germany, Israel, Denmark, Bulgaria and Holland. A second
novel, THE
ZOO, was published in Japan by Kodansha, France
and Israel will follow. THE
ZOO is currently being adapted to be a major animated
feature for theatrical release. Kalich's third novel,
CHARLIE
P, was published by the renowned Green Integer Books.
CHARLIE
P immediately won extraordinary praise from both
critics and literatti and has been purchased for publication
in Russia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. CHARLIE
P is a finalist for The New Century Writing Award.
A new novel, PENTHOUSE
F, has recently been completed and has already won
extraordinary praise from such literrati as Brian Evenson,
Brian McHale, Warren Motte and Christopher Leise.
Dick and his brother Bob have sold their original scripts
to Hollywood Pictures, Shooting Gallery, United Image,
and Bruckheimer Films and have developed a thriller
with Peters Entertainment. They are currently producing
two of their original scripts as independent films and
are in pre-production on a third screenplay.
The Kalichs have recently partnered with Barrie M. Osborne,
acclaimed producer of The Matrix and Lord of the Rings.
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