book . ▁ ▁The ▁Hand ic apper ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁The ▁Hand ic apper , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁best - s eller . ▁ ▁The ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁A riel ▁Warning ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁p enn ed ▁The ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁A riel ▁Warning . ▁ ▁David ▁Laz ar ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Kal ich ▁released ▁his ▁novel ▁David ▁Laz ar , ▁based ▁lo os ely ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁life ▁experiences . ▁ ▁The ▁Kal ich ▁Organ ization ▁Kal ich ▁co - f ounded ▁The ▁Kal ich ▁Organ ization , ▁a ▁film ▁and ▁the atr ical ▁company ▁with ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁Richard ▁Kal ich . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Kal ich ▁lives ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁son ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁NY ▁and ▁North ▁S alem , ▁NY . ▁Robert ' s ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Richard ▁Kal ich ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁writer , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : American ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : Post mod ern ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth