About the Author: Barager, Richard Richard Barager is the author of The Atheist and the Parrotfish and Altamont Augie. Richard completed undergraduate studies and medical school at the University of Minnesota and was a nephrologist in private practice for thirty-five years. Long devoted to medicine and fiction, he now writes full-time (and no longer at night!). He believes fiction explores meaning in ways science cannot and has a way of discovering the truth. Richard lives in San Juan Capistrano.RichardBarager.com

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 280 | Publication Date: 2026-11-17