
The Man Who Saved Britain
A Personal Journey Into the Disturbing World of James Bond
Simon Winder(Author)
St Martin's Press
Published on 2. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-312-42666-8 (ISBN)
Description
Bond. James Bond. The ultimate British hero--suave, stoic, gadget-driven--was, more than anything, the necessary invention of a traumatized country whose self-image as a great power had just been shattered by the Second World War. By inventing the parallel world of secret British greatness and glamour, Ian Fleming fabricated an icon that has endured long past its maker's death. In The Man Who Saved Britain, Simon Winder lovingly and ruefully re-creates the nadirs of his own fandom while illuminating what Bond says about sex, the monarchy, food, class, attitudes toward America, and everything in between. The result is an insightful and, above all, entertaining exploration of postwar Britain under the influence of the legendary Agent 007.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-42666-8 (9780312426668)
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10/2007
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Simon Winder