Our Man in Havana

Interesting Facts

• The book is a satire on spy novels, mocking the bureaucracy and paranoia of the Cold War era.
• The main character, Jim Wormold, is a vacuum cleaner salesman who becomes an unwilling spy.
• Wormold fabricates fake espionage reports to earn money, using vacuum cleaner schematics as secret military installations.
• The novel was adapted into a film in 1959, shortly after its publication.
• The book explores themes of absurdity and chance in life, showing how random events can lead to serious consequences.