James R. Fleming (Born 26 February 1944, London), is an English author who is the son of travel writer Peter Fleming, nephew to spy author Ian Fleming.[1]
James Fleming | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1944 London, England |
| Relatives | Peter Fleming (Father) Ian Fleming (Uncle) |
He lived for the last twenty years in the remote North of Scotland in order to concentrate on his writing.[citation needed] This is where his Charlie Doig Russian series gestated. Well respected in the nearest town to his estate he became an honorary "Wicker" and fully immersed himself in community life.[citation needed]
He has written two historical novels, the first in 2000 being The Temple of Optimism,[1] and then in 2003 Thomas Gage.[2] In 2006 Fleming wrote the first of three thrillers, Cold Blood,[3] White Blood and Rising Blood,[4] that feature the Scottish/Russian character "Charlie Doig".
His 2021 book, Bond behind the Iron Curtain, examines the Russian critique of Ian Fleming. [5] [6]
Since 2018 Fleming has been the editor of The Book Collector. [7] In 2023 an issue was devoted to Printing and the Mind of Man in which Fleming reviews the correspondence of Percy Muir and John Carter, key organizers of the exhibit. [8]
Works
edit- The Temple of Optimism. Miramax Books. 2000. ISBN 0-7868-6676-4.
- Thomas Gage. Vintage. 2003. ISBN 0-224-07119-X.
- White Blood. Washington Square Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7432-9940-4.
- Cold Blood. Washington Square Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-9651-6.
- Rising Blood. Random House. 2011. ISBN 978-0-224-09135-0.
- Bond Behind The Iron Curtain. 2021. ISBN 978-1-7399120-0-0.
References
edit- ^ a b Bloom, Lexy (24 September 2000). "Bond is not his word". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Pizzichini, Lilian (13 October 2003). "The machinery of change". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Sam (6 May 2006). "The rape of the nation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Barrow, Andrew (29 July 2011). "Rising Blood by James Fleming – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Fleming, James, and Blazej Mikula. 2021. Bond behind the Iron Curtain. The Mead, Turkdean, Cheltenham: The Book Collector.
- ^ News Story"Bond Behind the Iron Curtain" September 14, 2021
- ^ "Masthead" and "Notes on Contributors." The Book Collector 67 (no 4) winter 2018: 885.
- ^ Fleming, James. "Getting the Show on the Road or How to Borrow the World's Most Valuable Books for Ten Days." The Book Collector 72 (no 4) Winter 2023: 667-676.
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