Harry Shannon
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the President of Russia’s name is spelled Vladimir Putin. So I was surprised to see how the French write his surname. The picture is a still from the CBC’s nightly news show ‘The National’ on 29 December.
Here’s an idea for Margaret Atwood. Her book this year, ‘The Testaments,’ was a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ So my suggestion is for her to write another sequel, this time to ‘The Edible Woman.’ The obvious title: ‘The Edible President.’ Since it will deal with a character based on Putin, she won’t have to depart from her preference for dystopian topics.
And what’s with the anonymity of the French President, Emmanuel Macron? I can imagine you reading this and giving the proverbial Gallic shrug. I don’t get it too.