Our Man in Havana

by Graham Greene · first published 1958

Our Man in Havana (1958) is a novel set in Cuba by the English author Graham Greene. Greene uses the novel to mock intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959, directed by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness. In 1963, it was adapted into an opera by Malcolm Williamson to a libretto by Sidney Gilliat, who had worked on the film.

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Genre:

Spy fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.3 / 5 (13 on Open Library)

Year page:

1958