2007-01-09 13:16:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming - 1953
2007-01-09 13:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Roy Staiger 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
2007-01-09 13:25:11 · answer #2 · answered by rdrmn 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Casino Royale," by Ian Fleming. But it was nothing like the spoof of a few years ago with Woody Allen. Also, in the book, James Bond plays chemin de fer, not baccarat or poker.
2007-01-09 13:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked already, and is, in fact, in voting. You should have looked it up in the database. Of course, it would be easier to find the answer in an encyclopedia.
But I digress...
Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first Bond novel, copyrighted 1953.
"James Bond suddenly knew he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough, and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes." -- second paragraph.
Ignore the obligatory thumbs-down by the stalker who's been doing that to every answer I have given on any question in the last couple of weeks.
2007-01-09 13:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Casino Royale (1953) ****½
Places: Royale-les-Eaux (resort in N.E. France)
Girl(s): Vesper Lynd
Villain(s): Le Chiffre
Villain's Employer: SMERSH (but labor relations not good)
Villain's Project: Winning at casino to recoup misappropriated SMERSH funds
Minor Villain(s): Assorted Bulgars
Bond's Friends: Rene Mathis; Felix Leiter
Highlights: Camera bomb; Bond's baccarat duel with Le Chiffre; carpet beater torture; shooting of Le Chiffre
Remarks: Most atmospheric of all the novels; most serious and violent of all the novels; Bond at his coldest and most ruthless
2007-01-09 14:33:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is casino royale by Ian Flemming.
2007-01-09 13:24:06 · answer #6 · answered by mycatreads 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The author was Ian Fleming. The first book? Dr. No!!
2007-01-09 13:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by aok 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Roy has it right, it is definitely "Casino Royale" by Ian Flemming.
2007-01-09 13:23:36 · answer #8 · answered by Gent Of Style 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋