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‘This is a brilliant look at the British Empire, and its fall, as reflected in the gadget-filled, babe-bagging, martini-swilling, world-saving career of James Bond. It’s utterly unique. Sly, funny, occasionally sad, a wild mix of cultural history, film criticism, and memoir in which the author, trying to fathom the disorienting collapse of his parents’ world, finds the key in the somewhat daft (Winder’s word) creation of Ian Fleming. It burns from beginning to end’ Rich Cohen, author of Sweet and Low
‘Winder pulls it off with fizzing enjoyment . . . His talent for pitch-perfect depreciative comedy fully justifies this aim. When he’s not Swift, he’s Twain’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A book of eccentric brilliance that covers everything from Jamaica as lieu de memoire to the sexual magnetism of General Nasser’ Times Literary Supplement
‘A hilarious blend of cultural history, biography and memoir’ Guardian
‘An entertaining yomp through the literary and cinematic heartland of James Bond country’ Sunday Times
‘A diverting book of true fanaticism’ Metro
‘Almost ridiculously enjoyable’ New Statesman
‘A delightfully quirky, immediately engaging book’ Scotland on Sunday
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A funny and affectionate book about the mythology of James Bond and his effect on postwar British identity in the 1950s and 1960s
About the Author:
Simon Winder was born in London in 1963. He is a Publishing Director at Penguin. He lives in Wandsworth.
Simon Winder is author of the highly praised The Man who Saved Britain and the Sunday Times top-ten bestseller Germania. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0330450298
- ISBN 13 9780330450294
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- Number of pages304
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is a brilliant look at the British Empire, and its fall, as reflected in the gadget-filled, babe-bagging, martini-swilling, world-saving career of James Bond. It's utterly unique. Sly, funny, occasionally sad, a wild mix of cultural history, film criticism, and memoir in which the author, trying to fathom the disorienting collapse of his parents' world, finds the key in the somewhat daft (Winder's word) creation of Ian Fleming. It burns from beginning to end - Rich Cohen, author of Sweet and Low. Winder pulls it off with fizzing enjoyment .His talent for pitch-perfect depreciative comedy fully justifies this aim. When he's not Swift, he's Twain - Sunday Telegraph. A book of eccentric brilliance that covers everything from Jamaica as lieu de memoire to the sexual magnetism of General Nasser - Times Literary Supplement. A hilarious blend of cultural history, biography and memoir - Guardian. An entertaining yomp through the literary and cinematic heartland of James Bond country - Sunday Times. A diverting book of true fanaticism - Metro. Almost ridiculously enjoyable - New Statesman. A delightfully quirky, immediately engaging book - Scotland on Sunday. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006380858
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