När den brittiske premiärministern Boris Johnson tagits in på sjukhus, t o m
intensivvård (men han är enligt nyhetskoll vid medvetande och inte i
respirator), påminns jag om något Ansible hittade för en tid sedan:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/26/boris-johnson-agent-of-chaos
"I haunt secondhand shops, looking for books from the golden age of science
fiction. Last week I found Agent of Chaos by Norman Spinrad, the New English
Library edition of 1972, described on the jacket as “A new novel by the
mind-toppling author of ‘Bug Jack Barron’.”
The blurb on the back reads: “The Solar System was ruled by total terror.
There could only be one hope for galactic peace – and that meant violent death.
Fifty men were prepared to pay with their lives to destroy the Council.”
So far, so usual for the genre. Then: “Boris Johnson felt the tension rising
in him as the seconds crept by. He brushed his hands against the reassuring
bulge of his laser gun - One minute!
“He glanced up at the sun leaking through the opaque plastic dome. Slowly he
edged closer to the platform, ready to kill. From the social chaos that
followed assassination there might come freedom: There were seconds to go.
Now!”"
Boris som romanperson hos Norman Spinrad... Boken kom långt tidigare. så nog
kan sf föruts'ga framtiden...
--Ahrvid
Ps. Spinrad hade vi som hedersgäst på Conscience 1995! Kul karl.
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