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)