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Edith Pearlman

Born

in Providence, Rhode Island, The United States

June 26, 1936

Website

http://www.edithpearlman.com/

Genre

Fiction, Nonfiction

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Edith Pearlman, born in 1936, published her debut collection of stories in 1996, at age 60. Last year, she won The National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for Binocular Vision. She has published over 250 works of short fiction in magazines, literary journals, anthologies and online publications. Her work has won three O. Henry Prizes, the Drue Heinz Prize for Literature, and a Mary McCarthy Prize, among others. In 2011, Pearlman was the recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award, which puts her in the ranks of John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, and other luminaries.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 6,675 ratings · 992 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories 3.92 avg rating — 2,091 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honeydew 3.61 avg rating — 1,592 ratings — published 2015 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Fall: Stories 3.96 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vaquita and Other Stories 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Among the Greats and Other Stories 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl and Marble Boy liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francs it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visón Binocular 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Short Stories 2012 by Tom Perrotta (Editor), Heidi Pitlor (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Alice Munro 3.82 avg rating — 2,375 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths by Kate Bernheimer (Editor, Contributor), Laura van den Berg (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ron Currie Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.46 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Still she wondered: did the present deliver up the future, or must you chase your destiny like a harpoonist?”
― Edith Pearlman, Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories

tags: destiny, future, life

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“He gave her that last word. He gave her his love. He would think of her almost every day for the rest of his life. Only his presence would he withhold.”
― Edith Pearlman, Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories

tags: adultery, love

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“I believe solitude to be not only the unavoidable human condition but also the sensible human preference."
― Edith Pearlman, Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories, (from "Mates")”
― Edith Pearlman

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The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

3 votes, 30.0%

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

2 votes, 20.0%

Glow by Ned Beauman

2 votes, 20.0%

Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving

1 vote, 10.0%

Noah's Child by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

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Honeydew by Edith Pearlman

1 vote, 10.0%

Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson

0 votes, 0.0%

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