Deborah's review
Our Man in Havana: An Entertainment (Twentieth Century Classics)
by Graham Greene
Deborah's review
Our Man in Havana: An Entertainment (Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene
Deborah's review
rating:
First published in 1958, this book has so many fantastic things going for it. An English vacuum cleaner salesman in Havana finds himself mixed up in a deadly charade after reluctantly agreeing to act as a spy for the British government. In want of the money, but not the grief, he decides to fabricate his reports. When the government takes his intelligence seriously, the regrets pile up rather quickly.
Thrilling plot, captivating characters, perpetually relevant conflicts related to family, religion, patriotism, and love--all of these elements come together splendidly in this, my favorite Graham Greene novel. Throw in a scene with allusions to Descartian philosophy, and I'm hooked!
Thrilling plot, captivating characters, perpetually relevant conflicts related to family, religion, patriotism, and love--all of these elements come together splendidly in this, my favorite Graham Greene novel. Throw in a scene with allusions to Descartian philosophy, and I'm hooked!
