havana (cuba)

Relates events in the childhood of architect Secundino Fernandez, who left his beloved Havana, Cuba, with his parents, first to spend a year in Spain, and later to move to New York City.

Former CIA agent Max Pauling agrees to fly medical supplies to Havana as a favor to an old friend, but his simple mission takes a deadly turn when Max's contact in Havana is found dead.

In 1953 Havana, tough war veteran Earl Swagger is conned into being the CIA's pawn, sent to assassinate the threatening young revolutionary Castro, while a Russian veteran of the same grit is sent to protect Swagger's target.

Provides a photographic tour of Havana, Cuba, and includes short essays that discuss the history, architecture, nightlife, and people of the city.

Text and photos record James Michener's and John King's impressions of Havana thirty years after the Revolution.

In words and pictures, describes the daily life of Ana Moreira, the daughter of two Havana artists, as she goes to school, takes ballet lessons, and plays in the park.

Contains the dramatic text for an adaptation of Graham Green's play, "Our Man in Havana," which depicts the exploits of Jim Wormold, who tries to support his teenage daughter as a vacuum salesman in 1950s Cuba, but his troubles increase after he accepts an offer from the British Secret Service to be their "man in Havana.".