84×108/32, paperback, ill., 205 pp., 2007
ISBN 5-86793-495-0

The most famous secret agent in the world.
The most famous cinematic hero of the twentieth century.
The most successful film series in the history of cinema.
This is the first Russian-language studies of the literary and cinematic figure of James Bond. The authors, Radio Liberty journalists Natalya Golitsyna and Andrey Sharyi, have compiled one of the world’s most thorough Bond compendiums. The life of Ian Fleming is compared with that of his famous hero, as the book describes in fascinating detail the writing of each novel and creation of each film. This involves comprehensive background information on the directors, actors and producers who helped make James Bond a modern legend. Bond girls, Bond chic, Bond syndrome and Bond as an ideal English gentleman are all topics discussed by the authors. And why was agent 007 banned in the USSR, even though he was given the Lenin Award for a dangerous joint mission for the KGB and MI5?

The release of this book coincides with the worldwide premiere of “Casino Royale” at the end of 2006.
World rights available