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Win The Complete Man

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MI6 Competition: MI6 has teamed up with publishers to let lucky MI6 readers win copies of the newest biography of Ian Fleming, 'The Complete Man' in paperback.

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"The word ‘kind’ came up again and again. Kindness is a very powerful new quality to discover as a biographer, especially when it contradicts the prevalent image,” author Nicholas Shakespeare said about researching Bond's creator, speaking to MI6 Confidential. “His ideas were prescient – envisaging drones and cyber warfare, predicting future global hotspots like Suez and Venezuela.”

Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture, but Fleming’s life was more mysterious than anything he wrote.

Ian’s childhood with his gifted brother and extraordinary mother established his ambition to be ‘the complete man’. Only a writer for his last twelve years, his dramatic personal experiences and career in Naval Intelligence put him at the heart of critical moments in world history, while also providing rich inspiration for his fiction.

Nicholas Shakespeare is one of the most gifted biographers working today. His talent for uncovering new material that casts fresh light on his subjects is fully evident in this masterful, definitive biography. Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His books have been translated into twenty-two languages.

'Ian Fleming' by Nicholas Shakespeare is published in paperback by Harvill Secker.

Copies Must Be Won: To enter for your chance to win a copy of 'Ian Fleming: The Complete Man' in its new paperback edition, simply answer the question below along with your name and town/city in an email to [email protected].

What was the name of Ian Fleming's Jamaican home, where the Bond novels were written?

Terms & Conditions: THE COMPETITION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT GMT ON 20TH November 2024. MI6 WILL CHOOSE THE WINNERS AT RANDOM FROM THE CORRECT ANSWERS RECEIVED. THE WINNER/S WILL BE CONTACTED VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS SUPPLIED AND THEIR POSTAL ADDRESS WILL BE REQUESTED. IF A WINNER FAILS TO RESPOND WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PRIZE NOTIFICATION, ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN UNTIL ALL PRIZES ARE ALLOTTED. THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO MI6 READERS BASED IN THE UK. ENTRANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE.