Ian Fleming: The Complete Man

Name: Ian Fleming: The Complete Man
SKU: 9781529920604
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By (author) Nicholas Shakespeare

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This definitive biography offers a fresh and deeply researched portrait of the man behind James Bond, moving beyond the preening myths to reveal a more sympathetic and substantial figure. Utilizing unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers, Shakespeare explores Ian’s complex childhood, his dramatic career in Naval Intelligence, and the tragic aspects of his personal life. The book illustrates how Fleming’s real-world experiences provided the rich inspiration for his iconic fiction while painting a vivid picture of post-Empire Britain. It is a masterful record of a man who strove to be “the complete man” but remained as mysterious as his own creation.

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ISBN: 9781529920604

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 864

Dimensions: 12.8 × 3.9 × 19.8 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 864 pages
Dimensions 12.8 × 3.9 × 19.8 cm | 613
Publication Date 03 October 2024
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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Nicholas Shakespeare

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Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in Asia and South America. One of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 1993, and considered by the Wall Street Journal as 'one of the best English novelists of our time', his prize-winning books have been translated into twenty-two languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Snowleg, The Dancer Upstairs, Inheritance, Priscilla, Six Minutes in May and acclaimed biographies of Bruce Chatwin and Ian Fleming. His most recent thriller featuring John Dyer was The Sandpit. He has been longlisted for the Booker Prize twice, was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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