Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene

Our Man in Havana is a satirical spy novel set in pre-revolutionary Cuba. When a struggling British vacuum cleaner salesman is recruited by MI6, he invents a web of fictitious agents and fake intelligence to stay on the payroll—until real espionage threats emerge. Blending dark humor with political commentary, this Cold War classic skewers bureaucracy, surveillance, and the absurdities of intelligence work.

Paperback, 1960

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