Phantom-mime
Posted in Soir Bleu on Aug 27th, 2024
Robert Olen Butler places us inside the eyes of Vachon, an artist visiting Nice to paint and sell his finished illustrations. Being both in the first-person and present tense, “Soir Bleu” keeps the reader locked in Vachon’s real-time perception of the world around him. Settling ourselves into the painter’s mind, his thoughts toward his lover, Solange, […]