Our man in Havana Roman James Wormold is the main character of the novel, whose action takes place in Cuba and London. D. U. – Havana representative of the English firm “Fastklinks”, does not very successfully sell vacuum cleaners. He has a daughter, Millie (full name – Serafina). His wife escaped from DW with an American; she was Catholic, so Millie was brought up in a Catholic spirit. “It tied Milly to Cuba much stronger than himself.” Cuba was not the most peaceful and successful place to trade vacuum cleaners. In DU, the commercial vein is not so developed that it is frustrated by the almost superstitious fear of Cubans in front of vacuum cleaners, but a small income does not fully correspond to the expenses for the maintenance of Millie, which is not accustomed to denying anything in any way. It is financial difficulties that cause the weak man D. W. Accepts the proposal of Henry Hawthorne, a representative of British intelligence, on cooperation.
DU had a monthly salary, and, in addition, intelligence paid for the services of his own agents. Not devoid of literary inclinations, DW invents his agents (more precisely, he makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he needs information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente of a secret weapon, DU from the name of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing, which is a greatly increased vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real. representative of British intelligence, on cooperation. DU had a monthly salary, and, in addition, intelligence paid for the services of his own agents. Not devoid of literary inclinations, DW invents his agents (more precisely, he makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he needs information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente
of a secret weapon, DU from the name of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing, which is a greatly increased vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real. representative of British intelligence, on cooperation. DU had a monthly salary, and, in addition, intelligence paid for the services of his own agents. Not devoid of literary inclinations, DW invents his agents (more precisely, he makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he needs information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente of a secret weapon, DU from the name of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing, which is a greatly increased vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real. and, in addition, intelligence paid for the services of his own agents. Not devoid of literary inclinations, DW invents his agents (more precisely, he makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he needs information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente of a secret weapon, DU from the name of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing, which is a greatly increased vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real. and, in addition, intelligence paid for the services of his own agents. Not devoid of literary inclinations, DW invents his agents (more precisely, he makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he needs information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente of a secret weapon, DU from the name of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing, which is a greatly increased vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real. makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he requires information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente of a secret weapon, D. U. on behalf of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing representing a highly magnified vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real. makes his agents real, unsuspecting people), composes and encrypts reports, and when he requires information about the presence in the mountains of Oriente of a secret weapon, D. U. on behalf of his agent engineer Sifuentes draws a drawing representing a highly magnified vacuum cleaner. London is pleased with the reports of “our man in Havana”, the staff of his office is expanding: he is sent to Secretary Beatrice and radio operator Rudy. According to the prepared cliché, a phantom reality is created, which, however, seriously threatens the reality of the real.
Only DU knows that all his intelligence activity is a fiction; headquarters in London and his employees consider him a scout. Moreover, he is suspected by the captain of the Cuban police, Segura, who takes care of Milli. At the banquet, DU poured poisoned whiskey, which the maitre d’hotel’s dog drinks and dies. The “agent” DU, the pilot Raul, is being killed, an attempt is being made on the engineer Sifuentes. DW involuntarily, puts under attack people who have nothing to do with the activities of British intelligence in Cuba.
Another representative of British intelligence, Carter, kills friend D. W. Dr. Hasselbacher, and D. W. takes revenge for a friend, killing Carter. However, the service of DU in intelligence does not end there: he is summoned to London and offered teaching work, and in the future – the Order of the British Empire of the third degree.
Nine-year-old Philip Carey remains an orphan, and he is sent for education to his uncle-priest in Blackstable. The priest does not feel affection for his nephew, but in his house Philip finds many books that help him forget about loneliness.
