| Panther in the Basement | |
| Title Orig: | פנתר במרתף |
| Author: | Amos Oz |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Release Date: | October 1, 1998 |
| 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.