![]() The new Bond author also reflected on his thinking behind the creation of the title: ‘Titles are very important to me and as soon as I wrote down Solo on a sheet of paper I saw its potential. It’s what happens in Africa that generates his urge to “go solo” and take matters into his own hands in the USA’. He added: ‘In my novel, events conspire to make Bond go off on a self-appointed mission of his own, unannounced and without any authorization – and he’s fully prepared to take the consequences of his audacity’.īoyd continued: ‘The journey Bond goes on takes in three continents – with the main focus being on Africa. For me as a novelist the simple beauty of Solo as the title of the next James Bond novel is that this short four-letter word is particularly and strikingly apt for the novel I have written’. ![]() As Boyd was the LBF’s Author of the Day, the award-winning novelist also made a special personal appearance to make the announcement and, in the process, gave some further tantalizing clues about the nature of his new James Bond plot.Įxplaining his choice of title, Boyd told the media: ‘Sometimes less is more. The memorable new title was unveiled today (April 15), on the opening day of the London Book Fair (LBF), held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in the UK’s capital city. ![]() ![]() The new James Bond book penned by British author William Boyd will be entitled Solo, and will involve 007 in an adventure that takes him to three continents, the main focus being on the continent of Africa. ![]()
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