Remembering Ian Fleming 50 Years After his Death

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• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  August 2014

  I love Fleming's discription of locations, Countries and Cities. -{ His
  Experience as a journalist really shows, as they're so in depth and
  Informative. Add to this his skill at setting up scenes with his characters,
  all helping to bring his stories to life. In fact many of his stories could be
  made today, except for changing the types of cars etc. They're still very
  Contemporary. -{

  "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
• AlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent

  August 2014

  Fleming is one of the most important Authors of the 20th Century (And possibly of all Time) -{ Here's hoping that his Novels and Creation will live on for many more Centuries to come -{

  1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
• JamesBondBlog USAPosts: 34MI6 Agent

  August 2014

  http://flemingsbond.com/a-world-fifty-years-without-ian-fleming/

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• The Domino Effect Posts: 3,631MI6 Agent

  August 2014

  I think the very genres of "Thriller" and "Spies" ensures that the Literati never properly acknowledge the skills of the author, how else on earth can you possibly explain why Graham Greene never got the Nobel Prize for literature, or John le Carre never receiving a knighthood (though given his political views it is possible that it was offered to him and he declined) or Ian Fleming still not properly being recognised as a genuine author of literature.
  
  Fleming was not the greatest author, but he was far better than a mere storyteller and I genuinely believe that his work has improved with time.
  
  I raise a glass to you and thank you for all the pleasure you have brought me.
• Silhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,673MI6 Agent

  August 2014

  Interesting commemorative article here:
  
  http://flemingsbond.com/a-world-fifty-years-without-ian-fleming/

  "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).