Our Man In Havana by Graham Greene
The book is a satirical espionage novel set in pre-revolutionary Cuba, where a hapless vacuum cleaner salesman is recruited by British intelligence to serve as their operative in Havana. Despite his lack of experience and qualifications, he fabricates intelligence reports to appease his superiors, inadvertently triggering a cascade of increasingly absurd and dangerous events. As the line between fiction and reality blurs, the protagonist finds himself entangled in a web of deception and political intrigue that satirizes the absurdities of the Cold War era and the follies of intelligence agencies.
The 933rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1958
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 200-300
- Words
- 62,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 60th on The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Mystery Writers of America)
- 66th on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 265th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)