British Spy Fiction and the End of Empire

Taylor & Francis

British Spy Fiction and the End of EmpireAuthor(s): Sam Goodman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138777460, 978-1138777460\nSynopsis\nThe position of spy fiction is largely synonymous in popular culture with ideas of patriotism and national security, with the spy himself indicative of the defence of British interests and the preservation of British power around the globe. This book reveals a more complicated side to these assumptions than typically perceived, arguing that the representation of space and power within spy fiction is more complex than commonly assumed. Instead of the British spy tirelessly maintaining the integrity of Empire, this volume illustrates how spy fiction contains disunities and disjunctions in its representation of space, and the relationship between the individual and the state in an era of declining British power.\n\nFocusing primarily on the work of Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, Len Deig.