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Every person plans to run off
to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations
get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him.
After the war, Fleming set down his schedule.
The first week of January saw him leave England and travel to Jamaica. The first
week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley newspapers without
compromise—this portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look
elsewhere for employment.
For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to
Jamaica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not
until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did
Fleming start the writer's journey which would change his life and popular culture
forever. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Anne's divorce to become final, he wrote
the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale.
Fleming's career as a writer deserves more examination
than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming
transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into
some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors
as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included
John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony
Eden, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham.
Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with
great adventure journalism. Even in stories which had little action or pay off,
such as his short non-fiction book, The Diamond Smugglers, the "Fleming-flair"
ensured exciting reading. He wrote the "Atticus" column for the Sunday
Times, proving a wonderful conduit for inside intelligence information, and clever
rebukes (指责).
Regardless of book sales or family obligations,
Fleming managed to live the life he wanted. As the years passed, his passion for
golfing increased so he took more time with it. Fleming's long-term fascination
with America grew, so he traveled there more often.
Ian Fleming's full life caught up with him through
his heart. It may be that years of drinking and smoking took their toll, or that
the butter-rich cooking Fleming loved was the culprit. Or maybe it was just genetics.
Whatever the cause, Fleming's health declined in the late 1950s. This plus anxieties
in the marriage increased Fleming's depression. With the success of Bond, the world
came knocking at Fleming's door, and he had a harder time shutting those out that
he did not want in his life.
Nonetheless, Fleming fought the loosing battle
of his weakening heart by throwing more fuel on the fire. He continued to drink
and smoke, making some excuses but not many. He wrote books he wanted to read, and
traveled the world with style and authority. By this time, Fleming had already earned
his own fortune, created his own identity, and ruled his own literary empire.