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Ebony Nilsson, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University

'The wilderness of mirrors': 70 years since the first James Bond book, spy stories are still blurring fact and fiction

Daniel Craig as James Bond in the 2006 film adaptation of Casino Royale. IMDB

The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.

With these opening words, Ian Fleming (1908-64) introduced us to the gritty, glamorous world of James Bond.

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