Abraham Boyarsky is a Canadian novelist, mathematician, and professor of mathematics and statistics at Concordia University in Montreal. Born November 16, 1946, he earned his Ph.D. from McGill University in 1971 and conducted postdoctoral research at the Mathematics Institute of Hebrew University before joining Concordia's faculty.A prolific scholar, Boyarsky has authored or cöauthored over 145 research papers in mathematics and is the cöauthor of the graduate¿level text *Laws of Chaos*. His literary career spans four decades and includes the novels *Schielber* (1982), which received the Canadian League of Poets' Gerald Lambert Memorial Award; *The Number Hall* (winner of the Toronto Jewish Literary Prize, 1992); *The Ratcatcher* (2006); and *A Gift of Rags* (2015). His short¿story collection *A Pyramid of Time* further showcases his distinctive voice and narrative skill.Boyarsky's most recent novel, *Through Shadows Slow*, was awarded the national CJLA 2020 Award for best work of fiction. His forthcoming book, *The Ballroom*, continues his exploration of human resilience amid social collapse, blending his mathematical precision with a poet's eye for detail.Abraham Boyarsky lives and works in Montreal, where he continues to teach, write, and bridge the worlds of science and literature.