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"Our Man in Havana" is a satirical spy story set in pre-revolutionary Cuba, combining humor, suspense, and the exotic atmosphere of Havana. Greene uses satire to criticize the bureaucracy of the intelligence services and the absurdity of the Cold War.
The original title is "The Fall of the House of Winshaw or Which ...." - an allusion to E. A. Poe's famous story "The Fall of the House of Usher".
The genocide in Rwanda, that tiny and overpopulated country, where the radio announces the location of those to be slaughtered. And a young priest in the middle of it all who learns through confession that the series could have a sequel.
The novel, whose original title is L'Homme de plâtre, explores complex human destinies through the story of a protagonist whose life symbolically reflects fragility and vulnerability, like plaster.
This is the third book by the American YA author, John Green, who delighted young (and old) all over the world with his hit "The Fault in Our Stars" (his fifth book).