Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang #1

by Ian Fleming, Ian Cunliffe (Illustrator)

Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children’s book—and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the flying, floating, driving-by-itself automobile that takes the Pott family on a riotous series of adventures as they try to capture a notorious gang of robbers. This is a story filled with humor, adventure, and gadgetry that only a genius like Fleming could create.


From the Hardcover edition.

Genres: Fantasy, Classics, Childrens, Fiction, Adventure, Middle Grade, Audiobook

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 1964

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units: 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. He drew from his wartime service and his career as a journalist for much of the background, detail, and depth of his James Bond novels.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952, at age 44. It was a success, and three print runs were commissioned to meet the demand. Eleven Bond novels and two collections of short stories followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels centre around James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Bond stories rank among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Fleming also wrote the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and two works of non-fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Fleming was married to Ann Fleming. She had divorced her husband, the 2nd Viscount Rothermere, because of her affair with the author. Fleming and Ann had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker for most of his life and succumbed to heart disease in 1964 at the age of 56. Two of his James Bond books were published posthumously; other writers have since produced Bond novels. Fleming's creation has appeared in film twenty-seven times, portrayed by six actors in the official film series.

Reviews

[Motahare Ghaderi]

داستان کودکانه ی قشنگیه که تصور آینده نگرانه ی ماشینی که جادوییه رو برای ذهن خلاق و بکر بچه ها ممکن می کنه و ماجراجویی رو تا حد کودککانه ای آسون و دلچسب و دست یافتنی می کنه.

[nAeEMak نعیمک]

ترجمه‌ای که من خواندم برای نشر قدیانی بود و نمی‌دانستم که میرعلایی هم ترجمه کرده است. نسخۀ قدیانیی صفحه‌بندی بسیار شلخته‌ای داشت و تمام تصاویر کتاب را خراب کرده بود. بسیار بعید است که نسخۀ اصلی هم چنین شلخته بوده باشد. داستان را فلمینگ نوشته که نویسندۀ جیمز باند است.
ایدۀ مرکزی کتاب که یک ماشین جادویی است بسیار جالب است ولی برای من خیلی جذابیت نداشت و حتماً به دلیل زندگی در زمانۀ نو است. خب، در کنار این شاید قصه می‌توانست جذابیت‌هایی داشته باشد اما برای من خیلی معمولی بود. تلاشی شده برای مایه‌هایی از پلیسی بودن و معمایی بودن اما همه چیز خیلی ساده و سردستی اتفاق می‌افتد. در نگاه اول من را رولد دال می‌انداخت. در واقع آن هوشمندی و زیرکی اولیۀ آثار دال را دارد اما هیچ‌گاه به شگفتی آثار دال نمی‌رسد. همه چیز خیلی تیپیکال است و ماجراها فقط کاشته شدند تا قصه جلو برود.
ای کاش روی اختراعات عجیب و غریب پدر خانواده بیشتر مانور داده می‌شد.

[tale. keeper]

کتاب بامزه ای بودد✨

[Maryam]

ترجمه راضیه ابراهیمی، انتشارات قدیانی