Panther in the BasementPanther in the Basement is a 1995 novel by Israeli author Amos Oz, published in English translation in 1998.PlotOz'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.FilmThe film The Little Traitor, starring Alfred Molina, is based on the book.