The Life of Ian Fleming
de PEARSON, John
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- Librería
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Sobre este artículo
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 Charcoal cloth titled in gilt on spine, goldeneye stamped on front board, b&w illstns. Very tidy, slightly faded at spine and edge of boards, store mark in front, pen mark in rear endpaper. Dust jacket is trimmed at flap corners with tape marks present, slight tape line along edges, tiny nicks in spine, unfaded.
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El Sep 5 2022, un lector dijo:
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Mainly Fiction
(NZ)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 014292
- Título
- The Life of Ian Fleming
- Autor
- PEARSON, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition.
- Editorial
- Jonathan Cape
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1966
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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