I started writing my memoir, The Speed of Dark, as a series or personal essays in the literary journal Lived Experience published in British Columbia. Over nine years it crystallized into a book released this week by Adelaide Books. With the writing behind me, I reflect on the journey that became my memoir. After 50 [...]
Sel Kardan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles "Joram's notion of science as art is the connective tissue in this memoir. I have witnessed over the years the significant ties between music, science, medicine, and the visual arts. There is a magical connection between the two worlds and this [...]
Michael Hall, PhD, Curator of Ceramics, the Capelain Collection, and Curator of the Rothschild family collections, Exbury Estate, Hampshire, Great Britain “The psychology of collecting is a difficult subject for any author, but for one who tries to understand the problems of inheriting a collection, watching collections being formed and creating a collection of one’s [...]
Alan N. Schechter, M.D., Laboratory Chief, Senior Scientist and Historical Consultant, National Institutes of Health “The few scientists who turn to writing fiction late in their career, as did Carl Djerassi and E.O. Wilson, clearly wish to convey the personal components of a career in science along with the more technical aspects, and often also [...]
Hamid Shams, BBP Films Producer and Cinematographer “This is an engaging personal narrative of how Joram Piatigorsky emerged from his illustrious family to become a highly distinguished, award-winning American scientist, an art collector and recently, a writer and novelist. Piatigorsky’s journey includes his parents’ narrow escape from Hitler to the rural Adirondack Mountains where Piatigorsky [...]
James Mathews, The Writer’s Center Board of Directors, Author The Speed of Dark is a deep and sweeping exploration of the relationship between science and art, told through the eyes of a man who experienced the mystery of both. Piatigorsky represents that rare writer who can weave a compelling narrative that combines the intrinsically fascinating but [...]
