Our man in havana

The long, nuclear-armed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace – which inspired some brilliant literature

It’s only when I re-read Our Man in Havana that I realized I shared a street with the hapless spy hero of Graham Greene’s novel. My own office was in a grand trading exchange in the old city that d…

Pictures & Photos from Our Man in Havana (1959)

As you may know I’m a second hand book enthusiast and when we jet away to places like Lanzarote, I always have a stack of books to read, usually sourced from local second hand book shops or t…

The novel was published at the end of 1958, and much of the city it describes remains intact.

This wonderful book cover is professionally printed as a poster with light-fast inks on premium quality 220gsm satin paper. Available in a range of sizes - see dropdown menu (inch equivalent is approximate). Item will be shipped within 2 working days, and packaged in a poster tube or stiffened envelope, guaranteed to arrive in perfect condition Please note, picture frame is not included.

Louise Fitzhugh’s Harriet the Spy was my first brush with the notion that writers were spies. At nine I was Harriet, furiously scribbling in my notebook as I peered under gates and through knot-holed fences in my neighborhood. I spied on my family too. Great fun, until my intelligence activities were discovered. Writers are natural…

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Graham Greene - Our Man in Havana Penguin Books 1790, 1967 Cover Photo: Ronald Traeger

Maureen O'Hara. Alec Guinness. On the set of 'Our Man in Havana'.