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Our Man in Havana (Penguin Classics)

by Graham Greene

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ISBN13: 9780142438008
ISBN10: 0142438006
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Graham Greene?s classic Cuban spy story, now with a new package and a new introduction

First published in 1959, Our Man in Havana is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire that still resonates today. Conceived as one of Graham Greene?s ?entertainments,? it tells of MI6?s man in Havana, Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman turned reluctant secret agent out of economic necessity. To keep his job, he files bogus reports based on Lamb?s Tales from Shakespeare and dreams up military installations from vacuum-cleaner designs. Then his stories start coming disturbingly true.

About the Author

Graham Greene (1904-1991) is the author of twenty-five novels. He worked for the British secret service during World War II, an experience reflected in many of his novels.

Christopher Hitchens is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, a book critic for the Atlantic Monthly, and the author of more than a dozen books, including Why Orwell Matters and Love, Poverty, and War.

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Lucy Little, April 4, 2008 (view all comments by Lucy Little)
A classic by Graham Greene. This stories tells the story of a vacuum-cleaner saleman who gets caught up in a web of false government reports and lies to make a little extra money. Unfortunately, his falsehoods lead to actual truths.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142438008
Author:
Greene, Graham
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Introduction by:
Hitchens, Christopher
Introduction:
Hitchens, Christopher
Author:
Hitchens, Christopher
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Intelligence service
Subject:
Havana (cuba)
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Spy stories
Subject:
Humorous fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Penguin Classics
Publication Date:
20070831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
7.74x5.18x.47 in. .40 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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