Oliver Buckton

World Is Not Enough

A Biography of Ian Fleming. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 2,6 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781538138571
43,00 €
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392 Seiten
Juni 2021
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

This fresh biography of Ian Fleming presents an illuminating portrayal of the iconic creator of James Bond. Oliver Buckton provides the first in-depth exploration of the process of Fleming’s writing, the profound influence of his wartime intelligence work on the Bond novels, and the impact of the strong women in his life.

Oliver Buckton is professor of English at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of Espionage in British Fiction and Film since 1900: The Changing Enemy and Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction. He lives in Delray Beach, Florida.

Acknowledgments List of Photos Author's Note Foreword Prologue: A Fateful Meeting 1 Spyway: The Early Life of Ian Fleming 2 Escape in the Alps: Ian Fleming and James Bond in Kitzbühel 3 From Moscow to Ebury Street: Fleming in the 1930s 4 My Man Godfrey: Ian Fleming in Naval Intelligence 5 After the War Was Over: Goldeneye and Kemsley House 6 The Spy Story to End All Spy Stories: Casino Royale 7 The Edge of Danger: Thrilling Environments of Ian Fleming 8 "Such Stubborn Retreats": The Bondian Worlds of Jamaica and Kent 9 Fleming's Women, Bond's "Girls" 10 Promoting Bond: Fleming, Mass Culture, and the Movies 11 From Fleming, with Love: Travel Writings and Nonfiction 12 The Iron Crab Notes Bibliography Index About the Author