![]() What the narrators have in common is that they are thoughtful, intelligent and they are often facing a moral dilemma. Each of the 38 short stories, written from 1977 to 2013, is beautifully delivered through Pearlman’s richly detailed yet precise narratives told through an assortment of characters: A supposed illegitimate descendent of the Romanov family, the sidekick of an American vaudeville television star and a 10-year-old girl observing her neighbours with a pair of binoculars, to name a few. I had started on this excellent collection of short stories in July, going back to it on and off over the following months as I was reluctant to finish the book. ![]() I was in bed at 8pm, reading Binocular Vision by Edith Pearlman (published by Pushkin Press). ![]() After too much champagne and white wine earlier this week, I decided to take it easy last night. ![]()
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