Author : Ian Fleming
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1460406818
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Book Synopsis Casino Royale by : Ian Fleming
Download or read book Casino Royale written by Ian Fleming and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casino Royale (1953), Ian Fleming’s first novel, introduced James Bond and other recurring characters of the Bond series of novels and short stories. Complex, even conflicted, this Bond belongs to the post-war world of rationing, trauma, and a growing sense of uncertainty due to social and technological change and the rising tensions of the Cold War. This is the first edition of Casino Royale to include footnotes that provide a larger context for the novel as well as translate its French passages. The edition also includes appendices that provide a number of other works by Fleming and other literary and historical materials that help to situate the spy thriller.