Description
Hilarious and sharp, this satire starring a vacuum salesman is no slouch in the suspense department, even stacked with as many laughs as it is. This is a story teeming with personality, with characters who expertly carry the narrative whre you least expect it.
MI6’s man in Havana is Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman turned reluctant secret agent out of economic necessity. To keep his job, he files bogus reports based on Charles Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare and dreams up military installations from vacuum-cleaner designs. Then his stories start coming disturbingly true…
First published in 1959 against the backdrop of the Cold War, Our Man in Havana remains one of Graham Greene’s most widely read novels. It is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire of government intelligence that still resonates today. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
256 |
ISBN: |
1 Mar 2001 |
Published: |
1 Mar 2001 |
Weight: |
184g |
Dimensions: |
198 x 131 x 17 (mm) |
Language: |
English |
