Ian Fleming Miscellany by ANDREW COOK


Authors
ANDREW COOK
ISBN
9780750960915
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
192
Dimensions
111 x 174mm

The book centres on Ian Fleming the man, his contradictions and his public and private personality. It examines the man behind the myth and how in particular he managed (unsuccessfully at first) to create a film franchise that has lasted over fifty years. It considers Fleming's reputation as a writer, the "formula method" he perfected and the formula's reliance on the recycling of real individuals and events as well as the occasional reliance on plagiarism. It uniquely accesses a number of closed and recently opened government files that shed light on previously unknown wartime operations such as the Air Ministry's top secret 'Operation Grand Slam', which was used in Goldfinger. AUTHOR: Andrew Cook is an author and TV consultant with a degree in History yAncient History and a former Programme Director of the Hansard Scholars Programme, University of London. He has written for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, BBC History Magazine and History Today. His previous books include 'On His Majesty s Secret Service' (Tempus, 2002); 'Ace of Spies' (Tempus, 2003); 'M: MI5's First Spymaster' (Tempus, 2006); 'The Great Train Robbery' (THP, 2013); and 1963: 'That Was the Year That Was' (THP, 2013). SELLING POINTS: ? Access to intelligence records which reveal key sources of inspiration and real life incidents and cases that influenced Fleming 's writing ? Reveals the real life individuals on whom Fleming based his Bond characters ? Analyses Fleming 's unique 'factory' approach to novel writing ? Publication to coincide with the James Bond film released in October 2015
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