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Ian Fleming de Andrew Lycett

Ian Fleming

Autor Andrew Lycett
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 2013

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We all know who James Bond is, but how many of us know much about his creator, Ian Fleming, a master of espionage and thrillers? In this full-length biography, author Andrew Lycett tells the story of Ian Fleming's life proving that it was just as dramatic as that of his fictional creation. Educated at Eaton and Sandhurst, he joined Naval Intelligence in 1939 participating in both Operation Mincemeat and Operation Golden Eye. After the war, he became a journalist and, in 1953, wrote "Casino Royale" thereby introducing the world to an English spy named James Bond.

Set in London, Switzerland and Fleming's Jamaican estate Goldeneye, his life was peopled with luminaries like Noel Coward, Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bond film producer "Cubby" Broccoli and others. With direct access to Fleming's family and friends, Lycett goes behind the complicated facade of this enigmatic and remarkable man. "Ian Fleming" by Andrew Lycett is biography at its best a glittering portrait of the brilliant and enigmatic man who created Agent 007."

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ISBN-13: 9781250037985
ISBN-10: 1250037980
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 164 x 240 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Editura: St. Martin's Press

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More than a quarter century after the death of Ian Fleming, Andrew Lycett has produced his definitive biography. Through hundreds of interviews and direct access to Fleming's papers, as well as those of family and friends (which contain much previously unpublished and highly controversial material), Lycett has been able to reveal, for the first time, the truth behind the complicated facade of an enigmatic and remarkable man. With an extraordinary cast of characters, this is biography at its best - part history, part gossip, and part informed reassessment. Sportsman, womanizer, naval commander, world-traveler, spy, this suave Old Etonian creator of the Cold War's archetypal secret agent was infinitely more complicated and interesting than his major fictional character, Agent 007. Fleming's wide-ranging and exciting life inevitably provided the plausible backdrop for the Bond novels, and while his temperamental, sometimes violent nature got him into difficulties as a young man, the second World War was the making of him. Highly regarded in British naval intelligence for his international contacts, he master-minded numerous top secret operations, including "Golden Eye", which is uncovered here for the first time. His role in shaping the prototype CIA is also fully detailed.

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The definitive biography of author Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming's life was just as dramatic as that of his fictional creation, James Bond 007. Andrew Lycett's direct access to Fleming's family, friends and contemporaries has enabled him to reveal the truth behind the complicated facade of this enigmatic and remarkable man.

Blending history, gossip and an extraordinary cast of characters, this is biography at its best - and the definitive examination of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated yet mysterious personalties.

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This is the definitive biography of Ian Fleming, a compelling and meticulously researched portrait of a fascinating and complex man
The only Fleming biography I have read which gets to the heart of this complex fascinating man
This is an exemplary biography, beautifully written, fast-paced, and extremely perceptive
A fascinating historical work
As good as any Bond novels, it proves that facts can be equally as fascinating as any fiction
This excellent book ... is a moral tale of worldly success not bringing happiness and it is ably told ... the supporting cast is terrific
This is a revealing biography of a man who lived life in the fast lane
An impressive book, painstakingly researched and thoroughly convincing

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