Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
By Jonathan Joseph Chiarella Politicians in Korea often form new parties. The ROK has no run-offs, but every level of government has some degree of proportional representation. This and local traditions … Read More
John le Carré is the author of 26 spy novels; several have been adapted to film. His careers in the British Security Service, M15, and the British Secret Intelligence Service, M16, have provided the backbone for his work. Silverview, his last book, was published posthumously by his son in 2021. The son states that the novel was completed, but interestingly, it is the shortest of his books, and several reviewers, including myself, have assessed that the story concludes without a proper ending.
Circumstances revolve around 33-year-old Julian Lawndsley, a formerly successful trader who has exchanged his hectic London life for the quieter lifestyle of an English countryside book seller. However, Lawndsley is not the main character. Rather, this would be Edward Avon, who goes by various names. The moral dilemma is never more than implicit, but struggles with keeping a balance between serving his adopted country and his private morals. He is married to a spy. The peculiar situation is such that one comes to see “…the entire Avon clan and its offshoots as being united, not in the secrets they shared, but in the secrets, they kept from one other.”
By the time this article is released, some of Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater may have already been released into the Pacific Ocean. It is quite depressing to learn that something so seriously wrong as this can be done so shamelessly. The Japanese government insists that the radioactive level of the to-be-released wastewater is not so harmful when diluted 100 times with water, and now they are ready for a test release. Can it really be safe? Should we not cry over spilled radioactive wastewater?
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The author, Lionel Shriver, throughout the book has the couple engage in serious conversations reflecting well-thought-out opinions and insights, which adds a great deal to the enjoyment of the book. The professional couple appears to be in full control of their lives and to be contributing members of society. Yet, the blaring question between them is, “What will happen to us?”
