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Talk of the Devil by Ian Fleming PLUS The Ian Fleming Issue
A fascinating collection of rarely seen journalism and other writings by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series.
Ian Fleming was best known for bringing to life the legendary character of James Bond, one of the most beloved and enduring icons of our time, but he was perhaps even more interesting than his creation. His career in Naval Intelligence and extensive travels around the world gave Fleming a keen eye and the authority to write on a wide range of topics beyond Bond’s adventures.
This collection contains a selection of journalism and other writings by Fleming, covering his wartime experiences, reflections on crime and espionage, and the process of writing his novels, among other topics. Readers will feel like they are right beside Fleming, immersed in his world as he works to meet the deadline for his next Bond novel, or participates in a mortifying golf tournament, or befriends an octopus in his beloved Jamaica. A black-and-white photo insert gives dimension to the man behind the myth, bringing life to his words and providing a unique glimpse into Fleming’s world.
James Bond creator Ian Fleming and Graham Greene: Issue 75 will leave you both shaken and stirred.
James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s “The Shameful Dream” now widely available for the first time in the pages of The Strand Magazine, alongside Graham Greene’s never-before-published “Reading at Night.”
Ian Fleming’s “The Shameful Dream,” written in 1951, reveals a facet of the author beyond the world of James Bond. Dryly amused by power and its excesses, Fleming casts a wry eye on the world of newspapers and tabloids, and a media tycoon whose flair for cruelty carries unmistakable shades of Blofeld and Fleming’s other iconic villains—calculating, merciless, and unsettlingly absurd.
Graham Greene’s previously unpublished ghost story “Reading at Night,” written at the height of his powers around 1960, bears the hallmarks of his best fiction. In prose as spare as it is unsettling, Greene conjures a haunting in just a few strokes. This ghost story, preserved in the author’s archives for over sixty years, has finally found its home in the pages of The Strand, where several of his earlier ghost stories first appeared.
Also in Issue 75, bestselling author C. J. Box offers us a tale of survival and vengeance with “Pelts.” John M. Floyd’s “Boom” takes us to the New Mexico desert for a wry take on timing, loyalty, and unforeseen consequences. In “The Affair of the Grave Undertaking,” Mike Adamson sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into the shadowy dealings of a prestigious undertaker. And Denise Mina serves up creeping dread and cold retribution amid the fluorescent-lit routine of a Scottish fast-food joint in “Death Delivers for the Chicken Drink.”
Bestselling author Amor Towles joins The Strand for a lively conversation about Table for Two, his latest collection, and the instincts that drive his storytelling. From the glittering salons of 1930s Manhattan to the back alleys of old Los Angeles, Towles talks setting, structure, and the small decisions that bring a story to life.
Midcentury legends, modern masters, and fiction that lingers long after the final page, Issue 75 delivers the mysterious, the stylish, and the quietly unforgettable.
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Product information:
- 64 pages
- 8.5 inches x 11 inches
- Single Issue (one copy)
