ARTICLES ABOUT THE AUTHOR

These are all the articles I have found online about Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. As I wouldn’t like you wasted your time in reading articles that are not from your interest, I decided to write a short comment for each article. Therefore, you can foresee what is it about and have the choice of reading it through or just going in to the next one. I hope you enjoy them!

Article 1: This is a very interesting article about Ian Fleming and the wonderful world of James Bond. It’s written Alexander Cockburn.

http://www.counterpunch.org/bond1.html

Article 2: This article contains a few anecdotes about Ian Fleming and the films of James Bond. It’s written by Dixon Moya.

http://www.quintadimension.com/article205.html

Article 3: Three articles written by Guzmán Urrero for the ABC. These articles try to explain the secret of Ian Fleming’s success.

http://www.guzmanurrero.es/index.php/Literatura/Centenario-de-Ian-Fleming.html

http://www.guzmanurrero.es/index.php/Cine/La-franquicia-007-y-II.html

http://www.guzmanurrero.es/index.php/Cine/La-franquicia-007-I.html

Article 4: In this article, Juan Carlos Planells claims the talent of Ian Fleming comparing him with important authors like Burroughs, Conan Doyle and Alejandro Dumas.

http://www.bemonline.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=637

Article 5: Ian Fleming: ¿writer or spy? This is an article about the coincidences between the life of Ian Fleming and the life of James Bond. It’s written by “Rhino”.

http://www.hmss.com/books/fleming/

Article 6: Here I lead you into four articles written by Jesús Palacios and Julian Palacios about the books of Philip Gardiner: The Bond Code and the secrets that, according to these writers, are hidden in the novels of James Bond.

http://www.masalladelaciencia.es/el-mundo-magico-del-agente-007_id29828/introduccion_id1068933

http://www.masalladelaciencia.es/el-mundo-magico-del-agente-007_id29828/curiosidades_id1068945

http://www.masalladelaciencia.es/el-mundo-magico-del-agente-007_id29828/colaboracion-frustrada_id1068941

http://www.masalladelaciencia.es/el-mundo-magico-del-agente-007_id29828/curiosidades_id1068945

Article 7: Roger Moore, the actor that has interpreted the character of Ian Fleming plenty of times, writes this article, and explains us why for Bond time doesn’t go through.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article4866756.ece

Article 8: For Allen Barra, the secret of Ian Fleming’s success is that he has achieved that an insubstantial character like James Bond, can be able to achieve the most extraordinary heroic deeds (El secreto del éxito de Ian Fleming radica en haber logrado que un personaje anodino como James Bond sea capaz se lograr las proezas más extraordinarias).

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/11/25/fleming/index.html

Article 9: This is another article of Allen Barra. Its title explains it all: Was Bond a sadistic killer and consummate snob? Or a nice, regular Joe?

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/11/25/fleming/index1.html

Article 10: These are two biographical articles about Ian Fleming written by Anthony Lejeune.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_/ai_18583042

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n15_v48/ai_18583042/pg_2?tag=artBody;col1

Article 11: Ricardo Viqueras has on his blog an authentic rarity: I’m talking about “El Archivo Secreto Bond” a book that contains, among other “pearls”, a conversation between Ian Fleming and the writer George Simenon.

http://ricardovigueras.blogspot.com/2008/06/el-archivo-secreto-de-james-bond.html

Article 12: This article has been edited in the digital 20minutes.es. It contains some curiosities about the source of inspiration of Ian Fleming.

http://www.perspectivaciudadana.com/contenido.php?itemid=16541

Article 13: Article about the novel of Ian Fleming: Doctor No. It’s written by April Chase.

http://www.curledup.com/drno.htm

Article 14: This article is about the covers of Ian Fleming’s novels. It´s written by Cawdell.

http://www.ianflemingcentenary.com/assets_cm/files/PDF/bond_bound_press_release.pdf

Article 15: This is a biographical article about Ian Fleming, written by Henry Chancellor for the The Times.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3945358.ece

Article 16: This is another article about the coincidences between Ian Fleming and James Bond. It’s written by Ben Macintyre.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/for_your_eyes_only/article3652410.ece

Article 17: Excellent article by Christopher Hitchens to know the real personality of Ian Fleming.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200604/james-bond

Article 18: A commemorative tribute to Ian Fleming by Eduardo Garcia Rojas.

http://elescobillon.laopinion.es/?p=531

Article 19: Five articles of about Ian Fleming’s novels that I think I can resume in tour words: he doesn’t like them.

http://elefantes_rosas.blogia.com/2008/022602-cuatro-novelas-de-bond-5-tellado...-corin-tellado.php

http://elefantes_rosas.blogia.com/2008/022001-cuatro-novelas-de-james-bond-2-j.-b.-contra-la-mafia.php

http://elefantes_rosas.blogia.com/2008/022101-cuatro-novelas-de-james-bond-3-el-molde-maestro.php

http://elefantes_rosas.blogia.com/2008/021901-cuatro-novelas-de-james-bond-1-introduccion.php

http://elefantes_rosas.blogia.com/2008/022501-cuatro-novelas-de-james-bond-4-un-fu-manchu-de-cuarta.php

Article 20: Silhouette Man writes an article, very well documented, about Ian Fleming’s problems with the censorship.

http://commanderbond.net/article/4332

Article 21: This is another article written by the same author, about the “baddies” that appear on Ian Fleming’s novels. http://commanderbond.net/article/4375

Article 22: This article is published in the digital ADN.es and insists in the autobiographic side of Ian Fleming’s novels. http://www.adn.es/cultura/20080527/NWS-1501-james-bond-ian-fleming.html

Article 23: This is a surprising article that establishes parallelisms between the character of James Bond and a spy from the C16 called John Bond. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDgDiVTbcPLJ47rD23R481qmlIOQ

Article 24: The journalist Godfrey Smith, work partner of Ian Fleming, reveals us some anecdotes about the author of James Bond. http://www.elperiodicodemexico.com/nota.php?sec=Espectaculos&id=164121

Article 25: Another article about the past, as a secret agent, of Ian Fleming. http://www.legaltoday.com/index.php/actualidad/noticias/centenario-de-ian-fleming-de-periodista-en-reuters-a-espia-britanico-y-popularizador-de-los-servicios-de-inteligencia

Article 26: This an article published in the diary La Voz de Galicia that explains how the character of James Bond become from being a ruthless misogyny to a kind philandering. http://cronicasperegrinas.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/los-herederos-de-ian-fleming-fuerzan-la-modificacion-de-un-polemico-libro-sobre-bond/

Article 27: From Quevedo to Ian Fleming. This article is related to the writers that in some moments of their life have worked as spies. http://www.reporterodelahistoria.com/2007/05/cronica-james-bond-usaba-pluma-ninguna.html

Article 28: Mario Cordero summarizes the keys of Ian Fleming’s exit, taking advantage of the essay about James Bond by Umberto Eco. http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=31012&fch=2008-05-24

Article 29: Historians, anthropologists and sociologists of the entire world get together in Paris for analyzing the myth of James Bond. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/01/16/elmundo/i-02101.htm

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