James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father (Kindle Single)
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The James Bond we know and mostly love was a creation as much of the movies as of the books by Ian Fleming. Len Deighton, author of the classic espionage novel ‘The Ipcress File’, knew both sides intimately. An acquaintance of Ian Fleming’s (who had praised Deighton’s debut novel in the ‘Sunday Times’) Deighton was also close to the man who was to become Fleming’s nemesis – Kevin McClory, a veteran of the British film industry.
The history of Bond’s development under the arc lights becomes, in Deighton’s expert hands, a saga-like story of inflated egos and poisonous vendettas, exotic locations and claustrophobic courtooms, all involving household names. As an eye witness to the protracted disputes that complicated Bond’s depiction both on screen and on the page, Deighton is in a unique position to tell what he saw. Candid, comical, always steely-eyed, this hefty slice of cinematic memoir reads with all the high-powered pace of a Len Deighton thriller.
Len Deighton is the bestselling author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. He is perhaps most famous for his spy novel ‘The Ipcress File’ which was made into a film starring Michael Caine.
ASIN : B00AQKE5S2
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Publication date : December 18, 2012
Language : English
File size : 186 KB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 41 pages
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #522,127 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #38 in Kindle Singles: Politics & Social Sciences #75 in Kindle Singles: Biographies & Memoirs #515 in Popular Culture
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The James Bond we know and mostly love was a creation as much of the movies as of the books by Ian Fleming. Len Deighton, author of the classic espionage novel ‘The Ipcress File’, knew both sides intimately. An acquaintance of Ian Fleming’s (who had praised Deighton’s debut novel in the ‘Sunday Times’) Deighton was also close to the man who was to become Fleming’s nemesis – Kevin McClory, a veteran of the British film industry.
The history of Bond’s development under the arc lights becomes, in Deighton’s expert hands, a saga-like story of inflated egos and poisonous vendettas, exotic locations and claustrophobic courtooms, all involving household names. As an eye witness to the protracted disputes that complicated Bond’s depiction both on screen and on the page, Deighton is in a unique position to tell what he saw. Candid, comical, always steely-eyed, this hefty slice of cinematic memoir reads with all the high-powered pace of a Len Deighton thriller.
Len Deighton is the bestselling author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. He is perhaps most famous for his spy novel ‘The Ipcress File’ which was made into a film starring Michael Caine.
ASIN : B00AQKE5S2
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : December 18, 2012
Language : English
File size : 186 KB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 41 pages
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #522,127 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #38 in Kindle Singles: Politics & Social Sciences #75 in Kindle Singles: Biographies & Memoirs #515 in Popular Culture
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