Our Man in Havana
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Our Man in Havana

by Graham Greene

1958•Espionage•246 pages

Taste attributes: espionagecomedythrillerfastfresh & originalimaginarylinearfool triumphantsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA spy novel that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

Wormold's daughter had reached an expensive age - so he accepted a mysterious Englishman's offer of extra income. All he has to do is run agents, file reports, and spy. But his fake reports have an alarming tendency to come true.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

EspionageComedyThrillerFool triumphantSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Intelligence serviceBlack ComedyWorking classSecret serviceSpy storiesIntelligence officersClassical literatureHumorous stories

Details

Author
Graham Greene
Published
1958
Pages
246
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