http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/2169 Lists and describes upcoming events scheduled for The Rare Book & Manuscript Library http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2169/28080585 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2169/28080585 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:30:00 CDT In January of 1952 at Goldeneye, his home in Jamaica, Ian Lancaster Fleming, aged forty-three, typed the words: "Scent and smoke and sweat hit the taste buds with an acid thwack at three o'clock in the morning." Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel, was born. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the publication of Casino Royale, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library will showcase a great 'thwacking' portion of the publication history of Casino Royale, and also broadly represent the print history of Ian Fleming's important writing career. Special exhibit include a manuscript copy of Fleming's earliest surviving short story, dozens of editions, translations, and even parodies of Casino Royale, and even Fleming's letter bludgeoning his friends to actually buy his book. Also highlighted are selections from Fleming's notable journalism career, the first editions of all the 'Bond' books, original cover art for the 1955 British paperback, and a typescript manuscript of Casino Royale. Banker, wartime spymaster, foreign news editor, children's author (the creator of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and himself a bibliophile, the creator of 'Bond, James Bond,' left an indelible mark on twentieth-century culture. This exhibition traces the influence of Fleming's creation of Bond forward to our own century.