The Partner (Prieto novel)

The Partner or The Associate (Spanish:El socio) is a 1928 novel by the Chilean writer and politician Jenaro Prieto.

Adaptations
The story, about a financially struggling man who invents a fictitious business partner named Davis to try to boost his fortunes, has been adapted into films on a number of occasions including:


 * The Silent Partner (1939)
 * The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)
 * The Associate (1946)
 * I Will Consult Mister Brown (1946)
 * The Associate (1979)
 * The Associate (1996)
 * Simone (2002)