![]() ![]() "Bond is half Scottish and half Swiss, which I think is very interesting, and I make quite a lot of play of that." And then he sends 007 for his first trip to Africa.īoyd says he began with the fact that Britain's signature British man of the world - with all regard for Prince Harry - isn't a real English gentleman at all. So when the Fleming family tapped him to write the next Bond novel, Boyd jumped at the chance, penning a story that includes exotic locations, a peculiar villain and compelling women. And I had to make myself, you know, absolutely steeped in Bond and in Fleming and that world."īoyd, whose previous books have won (or been shortlisted for) most of Britain's major literary awards, once wrote a novel in which Ian Fleming briefly appears. But I knew I couldn't do it frivolously, I had to take it very seriously, however much fun I was having. "I can bore for England on the subject of James Bond. "I am now a James Bond pedant," Boyd tells NPR's Scott Simon. William Boyd is one of the great living British novelists - and now he's tackling one of the great British heroes. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Solo Author William Boyd ![]()
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