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Informationen zum Autor Graham Greene, one of the greatest and most popular English writers of the 20th century, is famous for bestselling novels such as Brighton Rock and The Third Man (both available in the Collector's Library) Our Man in Havana and The Quiet American, many of which have been filmed. His writings deal with moral issues, and many have exotic settings. Greene gathered materials for these settings during his travels all over the world. A prolific writer, he wrote novels, short stories, biographies, plays and travel books as well as film criticism. Klappentext The hero of this black comedy is Wormald, a vacuum-cleaner salesman in pre-revolutionary Cuba, which is beset by power cuts. Milly, his beautiful but materialistic and manipulative daughter spends his money with a skill that amazes him. When a mysterious Englishman offers him an extra income he's tempted. All he has to do is carry out a little espionage and file a few reports. When his fake reports start coming true, things get more complicated and Havana becomes a threatening place. Vorwort Part of the stunning Macmillan Collector's Library Zusammenfassung The hero of Graham Greene's black comedy Our Man in Havana is Wormald, a vacuum-cleaner salesman in pre-revolutionary Cuba, which is beset by power cuts. Milly, his sixteen year-old beautiful, devoutly Catholic but materialistic and manipulative daughter spends his money with a skill that amazes him, so when a mysterious Englishman offers him an extra income he's tempted. In return all he has to do is carry out a little espionage and file a few reports. But when his fake reports start coming true, things suddenly get more complicated and Havana becomes a threatening place. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. ...
