bout de papier, Volume 5, Issue No. 2, 1987
bout de papier, Volume 6, Issue No. 1, 1988
The Berlin Assignment
Adrian de Hoog’s first novel, The Berlin Assignment is a very good read, well crafted and smartly written as it follows an FS officer who returns to Berlin 25 years after his postgraduate studies there. His coming back sets off clouded in…
Coming of Age in Arabia
A must-read for all foreign service officers whose first overseas assignment at a tender age included consular and political work. Tom Henighan, Professor Emeritus of English at Carleton University, begins his story “Who at age twenty-two, in good health and full of…
The Charmer
The day began as usual in Accra, Ghana. I was seated in my office, going through my correspondence and reviewing my appointment schedule. Around 10: 00 a.m. I realized that I had to go into town to cash a cheque at Barclay’s…
