James Bond 007, Vol. 1

by Ian Fleming

" Cet homme est un dangereux tueur professionnel et un espion. Il travaille pour le service secret britannique depuis 1938 et porte maintenant le numéro 007. Le premier 0 indique qu'il est autorisé à tuer en service actif, et le second 0 qu'il l'a déjà fait. " À cette révélation extraite d'une fiche du K.G.B. soviétique, l'amiral " M " (patron du service britannique) ajoute que James Bond est le meilleur joueur de cartes du service et qu'il n'hésite pas, si nécessaire, à " faire le gigolo " pour l'Angleterre. Précision confirmée et nuancée par une de ses collègues : " Il aime les trains, les avions, les mets raffinés et très certainement les femmes de luxe. " Il aime aussi la boisson mais affirme ce penchant avec humour quelles que soient les circonstances. Blessé et traqué dans les marais de Floride, il rêve à une coupe de champagne " frappé à point ". Mis à la question par le redoutable Docteur No, il garde le silence tant qu'on ne lui apportera pas " une bouteille de bourbon avec de la glace, du soda et un paquet de Chesterfield ". On trouvera, réunis en deux volumes de la collection " Bouquins ", les récits par Ian Flemming des dix-huit missions de James Bond, missions dont le bilan a permis au Times d'écrire sobrement, dans une notice nécrologique (prématurée) : " Il n'y a pas d'exagération à proclamer sans équivoque que grâce aux efforts valeureux de ce seul homme, la sécurité du royaume s'est trouvée considérablement consolidée. "

Ce volume contient :
Casino Royal • Vivre et laisser mourir • Entourloupe dans l'azimut • Les Diamants sont éternels • Les Contrebandiers du diamant • Bons Baisers de Russie • Docteur No.

889 pages, Paperback

Published November 13, 2003

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units: 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. He drew from his wartime service and his career as a journalist for much of the background, detail, and depth of his James Bond novels.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952, at age 44. It was a success, and three print runs were commissioned to meet the demand. Eleven Bond novels and two collections of short stories followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels centre around James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Bond stories rank among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Fleming also wrote the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and two works of non-fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Fleming was married to Ann Fleming. She had divorced her husband, the 2nd Viscount Rothermere, because of her affair with the author. Fleming and Ann had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker for most of his life and succumbed to heart disease in 1964 at the age of 56. Two of his James Bond books were published posthumously; other writers have since produced Bond novels. Fleming's creation has appeared in film twenty-seven times, portrayed by six actors in the official film series.

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