Our Man in Havana

ISBN: 0142438006

Author: Greene, Graham

Condition: New

"[Graham Greene] is the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety." -William Golding, author of Lord of the FliesMI6s 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 Lambs Tales from Shakespeare and dreams up military installations from vacuum-cleaner designs. Then his stories start coming disturbingly trueFirst published in 1959 against the backdrop of the Cold War, Our Man in Havana remains one of Graham Greenes 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.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.