Aryeh Lev Stollman (born 1954) is a writer and physician based in the United States."Homes you can't go back to"
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'', September 5, 2006. A

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, he has also published several works of fiction."Neuroradiologist Aryeh Lev Stollman on creativity and the brain". ''

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'', November 23, 2002.

Early life

Born in

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and raised in

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, where his father was an

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rabbi and professor and chairman of the English Department at the

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, Stollman studied at

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and the

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Works

He published his first novel, ''The Far Euphrates'' (Riverhead), in 1997. The book won the

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at the

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, as well as being named to year-end notable books lists by the

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, the ''

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'' and the

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. ''The Far Euphrates'' has been translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese and Hebrew. In the ''New York Times Book Review'', Margot Livesey called ''The Far Euphrates'' "radiant . . . remarkable both for Stollman's eloquently understated prose and for the ease with which he constructs his artful plot . . . At the heart of ''The Far Euphrates'' lie the vexed questions raised by the Holocaust and its legacy: how we must try to solve for ourselves the riddle of God's existence and cultivate a sense of mercy in an unforgiving age." His second novel, ''The Illuminated Soul'' (Riverhead), was published in 2002 and won the Harold U. Ribalow Prize for Jewish literature from ''Hadassah Magazine'', and his short story collection ''The Dialogues of Time and Entropy'' (Riverhead) was published in 2003. His story "Lotte Returns!" was commissioned and broadcast by National Public Radio in 2008. His third novel, ''Queen of Jerusalem'', was published in 2020 by Aryeh Nir/Modan in Hebrew translation. Stollman wrote the libretto for

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's ''

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'', based on Oliver Sacks' 1973 chronicle of his efforts to help the victims of the encephalitis lethargica epidemic, which premiered at

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, conducted by Roberto Kalb and directed by James Robinson. The East Coast premiere of ''

'' was performed by Odyssey Opera in partnership with

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, conducted by Gil Rose and directed by James Robinson, on February 25, 2023 at the newly renovated Huntington Theater. He has also written the libretto for ''Lili Elbe'', an opera composed by

, commissioned by Theater St. Gallen, which will premiere October 22, 2023 in Saint Gallen starring Heldenbaritonistin

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Private life

He is the husband of composer

Works

*''The Far Euphrates'' (1997, ) *''The Illuminated Soul'' (2002, ) *''The Dialogues of Time and Entropy'' (2003, )

References

External links

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