The Man Who Saved Britain
Author(s): Simon Winder
After victory in World War II, Britain was a relieved but also a profoundly traumatized country. Simon Winder, born into this nation of uncertain identity, fell in love (as many before and since) with the man created as the antidote, a quintessentially British figure of great cultural significance: James Bond. Written with passion, wit and a great deal of personal insight and affection, this book is his wildly amusing attempt to get to grips with Bond's legacy and the difficult decades in which it really mattered. 'A more entertaining tour of 007, and the period associations that get sucked into Winder's great comic intelligence, is hard to imagine' London Review of Books 'Diversions for the general reader and delights for the Bond enthusiast' Sunday Times 'A delightfully quirky, immediately engaging book' Scotland on Sunday
Product Information
"Simon Winder gives us a rollicking tour through Bondland, [and] expertly captures the knowing blend of nostalgia, sophistication, and plain absurdity that made the Bond books (and later the movies) such a hit in the 1950s and '60s. . . . Entertaining and very funny."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
Â
"Happily, this brilliantly obsessive exegesis on the meaning and influence of the 007 character--part sociological study, part geek memoir--also has a sense of humor about its subject. . . . Indeed, Bond hasn't provided this much entertainment in decades."--"Entertainment Weekly" (grade: A)
Â
"Sly, funny, occasionally sad, a wild mix of cultural history, film criticism, and memoir."--Rich Cohen, author of "Sweet and Low"""Â
"The nimble and witty Simon Winder sifts through Ian Fleming's formulaic 007 books with excellent and often hilarious explanations. . . . [An] enchanting book--social history at its best."--"The Palm Beach Post"
Â
"Winder h
Simon Winder is the author of the Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Germania. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town.
General Fields
- :
- : Pan Macmillan
- : Picador
- : 01 August 2001
- : 197mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 30 September 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Simon Winder
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 823.914
- : very good
- : 304
