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  • Spy Author John Le Carré No Fan of James Bond: I 'Dislike' Ian Fleming's 'Neo-Fascistic' 00

    08/23/2010 5:03:05 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 45 replies
    New York Daily News ^ | Monday, August 23rd 2010 | MICHAEL SHERIDAN
    It's still spy author vs. spy. Famed espionage writer John Le Carré remains no fan of James Bond, the martini-loving super spy created by Ian Fleming. "I dislike Bond. I'm not sure that Bond is a spy," the "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" author said in 1966, during a BBC interview that will be re-broadcast next week. Today, the 78-year-old Le Carré told the Radio Times that while he may have been harsh 40 years ago, he's still not sure Bond is much of a spy. "At the root of Bond there was something neo-fascistic and totally materialist," said Le Carré,...