The Life of Ian Fleming
by Pearson, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- About Fine/Very Good
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Book Club Edition . Cloth. About Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. Hard cover 8vo in tan cloth w/black/brown spine titles. About Fine w/scuffed top edge, else book Fine and unmarked; in Very Good DJ, lightly chipped at spine tips and corners. 366pp inc. Index; illustrated in p[hotos.
Reviews
On Sep 5 2022, a reader said:
Privilege and nepotism appear to have gotten Fleming through life.
His Bond character was who he wanted to, but couldn't, be.
This work recounts many of the events Fleming later modified and embellished in the world of James Bond.
Flemings important, yet safe, role with British Naval Intelligence, gained in part through social connection, is well covered.
The writer is worth looking up for evidence of the nepotism I mentioned at the outset of this review.
On the one hand, this is a ripping yarn about how a daydreaming child managed to gain independent wealth through writing about who he wanted to be, drawing upon much of his own aloof personality and fantasies in combination with detail gleaned from eloquent observation of things he really had experienced.
On the other, this is testimony to the influence of the old boys network.
It's an interesting read.
I'd suggest a different title, perhaps Ian Fleming, A life of Privilege.
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Details
- Seller
- Basement Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 039202
- Title
- The Life of Ian Fleming
- Author
- Pearson, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- LITERARY BIOGRAPHY IAN FLEMING ESPIONAGE JAMES BOND
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Non-fiction;
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