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First published in 1959 against the backdrop of the Cold War, Our Man in Havana remains one of Graham Greene's most widely enjoyed novels. It is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire of government intelligence that still resonates today.
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March 26, 2024 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9798855512656
- File size: 210670 KB
- Duration: 07:18:53
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from July 27, 2009
Actor Jeremy Northam (Gosford Park
, Tristram Shandy
) has himself a ball with Greene's comic suspense novel, its Cuban setting and panoply of international characters. He downplays the religious and political undertones of the book in favor of Greene's comedy of a vacuum-cleaner salesman turned secret agent. Greene's array of Germans, Brits and native Cubans allows Northam to trot out some of the choicest examples from his stable of voices, all cleverly done. The brief bits of salsa music that punctuate the breaks between chapters underscore Northam's jaunty reading. This is one classic novel meant to be enjoyed for entertainment, not self-improvement. -
Narrator Matthew Lloyd Davies brings his considerable talent to one of Graham Greene's best-known novels. James Wormold, a vacuum cleaner retailer, invents a spy ring in order to cover his daughter's extravagances. Davies manipulates accents, vocal tones, and pitch ranges to bring the characters to life. He enhances the novel's dark (sometimes very dark) humor, as well. The pace of the story varies but never falters. Greene wrote both serious novels and others he considered "entertainment." This one includes some of the best elements of both types: the suspense and action of the entertainment and the deep, subtle characterizations of the serious work. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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