Of course, many people who are fascinated with Ian Fleming know he used the very same title - but for a television series, not a novel. In a written statement, Boyd said that Solo is “also a great punchy word, instantly and internationally comprehensible, graphically alluring and, as an extra bonus, it’s strangely Bondian in the sense that we might be subliminally aware of the “00” of “007” lurking just behind those juxtaposed O’s of SOLO…” Boyd said April 15 that his 007 novel will be called Solo. This, alongside his fascination with Fleming himself, makes him the perfect choice to take Bond back to his 1960s world.” (emphasis added).Īpparently the author’s fascination with Ian Fleming himself didn’t extend to titles. “His thrillers occupy the niche that Ian Fleming would fill were he writing today and with similar style and flair. newspaper the Telegraph had this passage:Ĭorinne Turner, managing director of Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, said: “William Boyd is a contemporary English writer whose classic novels combine literary elements with a broad appeal. For more than a year now, fans of the literary James Bond have been told how William Boyd is the right man to do a new James Bond continuation novel.įor example, an APstory in the U.K.
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