OUR MAN DOWN IN HAVANA
Book ID/图书代码： 07204019C00001
English Summary/英文概要： Exploring the backstory that led to the writing of Graham Greene’s beloved satirical Cold War spy novel, Our Man Down in Havana evokes this pivotal time and place in the author’s life.
When U.S. immigration authorities deported Graham Greene from Puerto Rico in 1954, the British author made an unplanned visit to Havana and discovered that “every vice was permissible and every trade possible” in a Caribbean fleshpot of mafia-run casinos and nude revues. The former MI6 officer had stumbled upon the ideal setting for a comic espionage story. Three years later, he returned in the midst of Fidel Castro’s guerrilla insurgency against a U.S.-backed dictator to begin writing his iconic novel Our Man in Havana. Twelve weeks after its publication, the Cuban Revolution triumphed in January 1959, soon transforming a capitalist playground into a communist stronghold.
Combining biography, history, and politics, Our Man Down in Havana investigates the real story behind Greene’s fictional one. This includes his many visits to a pleasure island that became a revolutionary island, turning his chance involvement into a political commitment. His Cuban novel describes an amateur agent who dupes his intelligence chiefs with invented reports about “concrete platforms and unidentifiable pieces of giant machinery.” With eerie prescience, Greene’s satirical tale had foretold the Cold War’s most perilous episode, the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Exploiting a wealth of archival material and interviews with key protagonists, Our Man Down in Havana delves into the story behind and beyond the author’s prophetic Cuban tale, focusing on one slice of Greene’s manic life: a single novel and its complex history.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 格雷厄姆•格林深受喜爱的讽刺冷战间谍小说《我们在哈瓦那的人》就是以这个背景故事为线索写成的。
1954年，当美国移民当局将格雷厄姆•格林从波多黎各驱逐出境时，这位英国作家对哈瓦那进行了一次意外的访问，发现在一个充斥着黑手党经营的赌场和裸体狂欢的加勒比肉店里，“每一种恶习都是允许的，每一种交易都是可能的”。这位前军情六处(MI6)军官无意中发现了一个拍摄喜剧间谍故事的理想场景。三年后，他在菲德尔•卡斯特罗领导的反美游击队叛乱期间回国，他在哈瓦那开始写他的标志性小说《我们在哈瓦那的人》。1959年1月，古巴革命在出版12周后取得了胜利，很快把一个资本主义的游乐场变成了共产主义的大本营。
结合传记，历史和政治，《我们在哈瓦那的人》调查格林小说背后的真实故事。这包括他多次访问一个后来成为革命岛的欢乐岛，将他的偶然参与转变为一种政治承诺。他的古巴小说描述了一个业余特工欺骗他的情报主管，编造了一些关于“混凝土平台和无法辨认的巨型机器”的报告。格林的讽刺故事以可怕的先见之明，预言了冷战最危险的一段时期，1962年的古巴导弹危机。
《我们在哈瓦那的人》利用丰富的档案资料和对主要人物的采访，深入探究了作者预言的古巴故事背后和背后的故事，聚焦于格林狂躁生活的一个片段: 一部小说及其复杂的历史。（WYL）
Awards/获奖情况：“丰富的细节，充满洞察力，不仅在小说和电影的历史背景方面，更在创作过程本身。”——马修•帕克，《黄金眼:邦德的出生地》的作者
“一个完全迷人的书，完美的研究，充满洞察力和讲述细节。一种启示，一种喜悦。”——威廉•博伊德，《任何人心》和《独奏》的作者
Richly detailed and packed with insight not just into the historical context of the novel and film, but also into the creative process itself. --Matthew Parker, author of ’Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born’
A completely fascinating book, immaculately researched, full of insight and telling detail. A revelation and a delight. --William Boyd, author of ’Any Human Heart’ and ’Solo’
About the Author/作者介绍： 克里斯托弗•赫尔博士，英国切斯特大学西班牙和拉丁美洲研究高级讲师。他的研究重点是英国与拉丁美洲的互动。他第一次访问古巴是在1997年，在随后的17次访问中，他经常跟随格雷厄姆•格林的足迹，在古巴各地游历。Christopher Hull, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Spanish & Latin American Studies at the University of Chester in the UK. His research focuses on British interactions with Latin America. He first visited Cuba in 1997 and has travelled extensively around the island during seventeen further visits, often in the footsteps of Graham Greene.
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