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Shakespeare, Nicholas

 
9781787302419: Ian Fleming: The Complete Man
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ISBN 10 : 1787302415 ISBN 13 : 9781787302419
Editeur : Harvill Secker, 2023

Synopsis

A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers.

*WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION*

Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture, but Fleming’s life was more mysterious than anything he wrote.

Ian’s childhood with his gifted brother and extraordinary mother established his ambition to be ‘the complete man’. Only a writer for his last twelve years, his dramatic personal experiences and career in Naval Intelligence put him at the heart of critical moments in world history, while also providing rich inspiration for his fiction.

Nicholas Shakespeare is one of the most gifted biographers working today. His talent for uncovering new material that casts fresh light on his subjects is fully evident in this masterful, definitive biography.

‘Elegant and painstakingly researched’ Observer

‘Marvellous…one of the most engaging portraits of a particular period of British history that I have read in a long time’ Antonia Fraser

‘A book so buoyant and delicious that you feel it will be a friend for life' Telegraph

*LONGLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE SOCIETY LITERARY AWARD*

*A The Times, Financial Times, Economist, Spectator and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year*

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À propos de l?auteur

Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His 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 and Six Minutes in May. 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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Éditeur
Harvill Secker
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1787302415
ISBN 13 
9781787302419
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
864
Coordonnées du fabricant
Harvill Secker
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en

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