Ian Fleming: The Complete Man - Nicholas Shakespeare Audiobook

Written by Nicholas Shakespeare
Read by Jonathan Keeble
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: HarperAudio
Awards: Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
Release date: April 9, 2024
Duration: 29:17:08

A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers.

Ian Fleming’s greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity, the British national psyche and global politics has shifted over time, as has the interpretation of the life of his author. But Fleming himself was more mysterious and subtle than anything he wrote.

Ian’s childhood with his gifted brother Peter and his extraordinary mother set the pattern for his ambition to be “the complete man,” and he would strive for the means to achieve this “completeness’” all his life. Only a thriller writer for his last twelve years, his dramatic personal life and impressive career in Naval Intelligence put him at the heart of critical moments in world history, while also providing rich inspiration for his fiction. Exceptionally well connected, and widely traveled, from the United States and Soviet Russia to his beloved Jamaica, Ian had access to the most powerful political figures at a time of profound change.

Nicholas Shakespeare is one of the most gifted biographers working today. His talent for uncovering material that casts new light on his subjects is fully evident in this masterful, definitive biography. His unprecedented access to the Fleming archive and his nose for a story makes this a fresh and eye-opening picture of the man and his famous creation.

“British narrator Jonathan Keeble’s engaging performance brings the book to life, with diction that brings James Bond himself to mind. VERDICT A captivating account of Fleming’s covert operations during World War II and his Bond-like personal life. Recommended for history buffs, particularly those with an interest in WWII espionage.”—Library Journal

Note – Fleming’s favorite home was Goldeneye in Jamaica. You might like….

https://biographyaudio.org/abss/golgdeneye-where-bond-was-born-ian-flemings-jamaica-matthew-parker/

This is a real-time recording so a lot of splicing done.
if you find a particular bad spot, let me know in the forum.