Kim Matics: 4 books

Exploring the main themes of communication (or the lack of it) in today’s world; creating Art for its own sake; confronting a terminal disease; embracing Life as it is; work-place abuse by incompetent bosses; unrequited love for one’s spouse; searching for one’s true identity and place in society;...

Set in Thailand, Revolving Doors is the companion piece of Behind the Folding Fan focusing on Old and New Japan. Across the length and breadth of Japan, New York art gallery co-owner Arden Catlin discovered new facets about his father and his paintings while walking in the footsteps of the...

This is a story of self-discovery and self-actualization. The main character, despite having realized the American Dream, is ill-at-ease in his cosmopolitan milieu. Sensing that something important is missing in his life, he hankers to relive experiences he once had in Asia. He naïvely seeks to renew,...

The Odyssey Trilogy, as its name implies, comprises a long journey full of experiences. The main protagonist, Arden Catlin, an art dealer and co-owner of an Art Gallery on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, spends extended quality time in Japan (three weeks), Thailand (two weeks) and France (three...