Books to Talk About at Parties!

"Our Man in Havana" by Graham Greene


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JIM WORMOLD IS A VACUUM CLEANER SALESMAN IN BATISTA-REGIME CUBA WHO DOESN'T SELL A LOT OF VACUUM CLEANERS, WHAT WITH THE IMMINENT REVOLUTION. LUCKILY HE'S MI6'S TOP CHOICE TO BECOME THEIR ON-THE-GROUND INFORMANT OF REBEL DOINGS! UNLUCKILY, HE'S NEVER MET OR SPOKEN TO A CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY IN HIS LIFE. LUCKILY, "TRUTH" ISN'T CRITICAL TO WESTERN HEGEMONIC IMPERIALIST OPERATIONS! UNLUCKILY...MAKING SHIT UP IS STARTING TO GET REAL PEOPLE MURDERED. WHOOPS! WHAT'S A RELUCTANT SPY WITH NO TALENT FOR SPYING OR ANYTHING ELSE SUPPOSED TO DO TO KEEP HIS GOVERNMENT HAPPY???

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Books to Talk About at Parties!By Haleh Roshan & Veda Kumarjiguda