Posted on 08/28/2013 3:06:32 PM PDT by Perdogg
William Boyd's new James Bond novel, Solo, is based on a well-established but surely, by now, rather old-fashioned device. It is largely set in West Africa, but instead of taking place in the tumultuous societies of Cameroon, Mali or Guinea-Bissau, Boyd has invented a country. Bond arrives in the non-existent Zanzarim, in the middle of a civil war.
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I hadn’t heard about this. Is his book authorized by Fleming heirs?
I wonder if James Bond will become Islam, black or gay (or all 3)?? We need diversity in James Bond.
Zanzarim — sounds like an over-the-counter allergy medication.
Yes, it is published by Ian Fleming Publication. Ian’s actress niece Lucy Fleming owns the rights.
Frederick Forsythe has a mythical country in “Dogs of War” called Zangaro.
Yes. All the sequels were.
About the setting: Fleming didn't invent countries, so far as I know, but he probably wouldn't have gotten bogged down in the differences between Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.
William Boyd, to judge from stuff he's done that's ended up on television, is always disappointing, and his Bond novel may be a botch as well.
WWSCD?
I also bet "The Butler" will sweep the Academy Awards in all categories, including Oprah Winfrey as Best Actress. She's already campaigning for it.
Leni
Kahthahrin Ze-tah Jones?
Dr. No's Crab Key and Mr. Big's San Monique were likewise fictional.
My guess is that Henry Cavill will probably be next the Bond for a 2020 release.
http://www.henry-cavill.com/tag/james-bond/
That's an easy one, Sierra Leone did those cool spaghetti westerns in the 60's and Guinea-Bissau was the cinematographer on Alain Robebe-Grillet's "Glissements progressifs du plaisir".
It's amazing what people don't know these days.
Well, Fleming didn’t invent countries, but he could invent whole criminal enterprises. :-))
Didn’t he used to be Hopalong Cassidy?
Good thing he didn’t call it “ZANGANO”, which is another word for “STUPID” in Spanish.
a little zambia tanzania vietnam surinam delight..
if sypmtoms persit , please donate to FR. ;=}
Leni
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