Jeffrey Solow, cello virtuoso and past president of the American String Teachers Association "Retired after a 50-year career as a molecular biologist heading his own laboratory at the US National Institutes of Health, Joram Piatigorsky has now embarked on a second...
The Prairie Books Review October 24, 2019 Piatigorsky, the world-renowned molecular biologist and eye researcher and founder of the Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology at the National Eye Institute, recounts his extraordinary journey as he discovers his...
This intriguingly dark collection of short stories by Piatigorsky (Jellyfish Have Eyes, 2015, etc.) considers the possibility of a transitional stage between life and death. “I cannot fathom my own death,” writes scientist Piatigorsky, “however, the mind and...
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"The writing is elegantly conceived and reminds us that fiction can – and should – take us out of ourselves and put us squarely, directly into harm’s way. A remarkable storyteller, Piatigorsky’s beautifully blends the often-remote nature of dying with what he calls...
“Piatigorsky delivers a riveting book about death that’s alive with brilliant prose and pathos. We’ll all get there in time, but Piatigorsky illuminates the ultimate journey with special meaning.” Neal P. Gillen, author of Rendezvous in Rockefeller and other books...