EAN: 9781529920604

SHAKESPEARE NICHOLAS IAN FLEMING

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. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity  the British
national psyche and global politics has shifted over time  as has the interpretation of the
life of his author. But Fleming himself was more mysterious and subtle than anything he wrote.
Ian's childhood with his gifted brother Peter and his extraordinary mother set the pattern for
his ambition to be 'the complete man'  and he would strive for the means to achieve this
'completeness' all his life. Only a thriller writer for his last twelve years  his dramatic
personal life and impressive career in Naval Intelligence put him at the heart of critical
moments in world history  while also providing rich inspiration for his fiction. Exceptionally
well connected  and widely travelled  from the United States and Soviet Russia to his beloved
Jamaica  Ian had access to the most powerful political figures at a time of profound change. 
Nicholas Shakespeare is one of the most gifted biographers working today. His talent for
uncovering material that casts new light on his subjects is fully evident in this masterful 
definitive biography. His unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers and his nose for a
story make this a fresh and eye-opening picture of a man whose life was overshadowed by his
famous creation.   *SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION*

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