You Only Live Twice Ian Fleming

Publisher: New American Library

Edition: First

Year: 1964

Description: F, 240 pp.; Book Club New American First Edition 1964; blackmark crossing out name on front free endpaper; F dj minor chips on spine head; After the murder of his wife Bond becomes depressed. M gives him a last chance at redemption, to persuade the Japanese to share radio transmissions captured from the Soviet Union. The Japanese agree but only if Bond agrees to kill Dr. Guntram Shatterhand who operates a politically embarrassing "Garden of Death" in an ancient castle. Bond recognizes Shatterhand and his wife as Blofield and Blunt and he infiltrates their castle. He kills Blofield and escapes, although he is injured as the castle explodes; his injury leaves him fwith amnesia and he lives as a Japanese fisherman until he travels to Russia to find out about his past.---Wikipedia; made into a Hollywood movie (1967) directed by Lewis Gilbert starring Sean Connery as James Bond, Donald Pleasence as Blofield, and Akiko Wakabayashi as Aki; Ian Fleming b.1908 - 1964

Author: Ian Fleming