The Man Who Saved Britain

Download or Read eBook The Man Who Saved Britain PDF written by Simon Winder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Man Who Saved Britain
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9781429923712
ISBN-13 : 1429923717
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Book Synopsis The Man Who Saved Britain by : Simon Winder

Book excerpt: 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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