On December 7, 1941, the largest U.S. naval base Pearl Harbor was suddenly attacked by the Japanese army, which destroyed most of the American Pacific Fleet within two hours. Why didn’t the U.S. command—just before the event—take any measures after receiving secret ciphers from intelligence and knowing about the planned attack by Japan? The answer to this question has still not been found. In the novella “Burn After Reading,” Roman Kim attempts to lift the veil of mystery and shed light on the terrible catastrophe that occurred at Pearl Harbor—later known as the Hawaiian Operation of 1941.