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Description edit
A novel which follows a man who embarks on a journey around the world with his elderly yet adventurous aunt, visiting locations such as Paris and Paraguay, mixing with hippies, war criminals and CIA Agents. From the author of OUR MAN IN HAVANA.
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Characters/People edit
- Mr Visconti: Add a description of this character.
- Henry
- Wordsworth
- Tooley
- Curran
- Abdul
- Mr Pullen
- Monsieur Dambreuse
- O'toole
- Colonel Hakim
- Mario
- Woodrow
- William
- Hatty
- Miss Keene
- Mr Pulling
- St John
- Detective-sergeant Sparrow
- Julian
- Miss Paterson
- Rob Roy
- Mr Pottifer
- Lucinda
- Leonardo
- Walter Scott
- Southwood
- Alfred
- Miss Bertram
Setting & Locations edit
- Aunt Augusta
- Paris
- Istanbul
- England
- Boulogne
- Brighton
- Venice
- Paraguay
- Panama
- Freetown
- Italy
- Rome
- Koffiefontein
- Milan
- Buenos Aires
- Albany
- Katmandu
- Asuncion
- Heathrow
- London
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
- Colorado
- Dakota
- Gulhane
- Havana
- Santa Sophia
- Turkey
- Harrods
- Vientiane
- Florence
- Brazil
First Sentence edit
I MET my Aunt Augusta for the first time in more than half a century at my mother's funeral.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 9 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1970. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Graham Greene (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: The Bodley Head
Country: England
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 0370014227
Page Count: 320
Publisher: The Bodley Head
Country: England
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 0370014227
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics › Greene, Graham
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Greene, Graham
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Comic
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