Panther in the Basement

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Panther in the Basement

First edition (Hebrew)
Author	Amos Oz
Original title	פנתר במרתף
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Harvest Books
Publication date	October 1, 1998
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print Paperback
Pages	160
ISBN	978-0-15-600630-9
OCLC	41331015

Panther in the Basement is a 1995 novel by Israeli author Amos Oz, published in English translation in 1998.

Oz's reminiscent novel describes the doings of a twelve-year-old boy in 1947, the last year of the British Mandate of Palestine, during the British–Zionist conflict. Young Proffy has organized a pro-Israel underground cell that proposes to blow up Buckingham Palace or perhaps 10 Downing Street. These heroic dreams are no danger to anybody, but Proffy's friendship with a kindly British soldier causes his two fellow panthers to accuse him of treason.

The film The Little Traitor (2007), starring Alfred Molina, is based on the book.

The Little Traitor at IMDb