Peter Fleming (writer)

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Peter Fleming (born May 31, 1907 in London , † August 18, 1971 in Argyll ) was a British writer.

The son of the British House of Commons Valentine Fleming was best known for his travel literature, in which South America and Asia were the focus. The Peter Fleming Award is named after him.

His brother, Ian Fleming , was the author of the James Bond novels.

Publications (selection)

  • One's company: A Journey to China in 1933 . Penguin Books Ltd 1956
  • The Sixth Column A strange story from our day . Translated by Arno Schmidt . Hamburg, Rowohlt Verlag, 1953.
  • Brazilian adventure . From the English by Hans Bütow . Reinbek: Rowohlt Verlag, 1958
  • Invasion 1940: An Account of the German Preparations and the British Counter-Measures . Rupert Hart-Davis 1957
  • Tatar News: a walk from Beijing to Kashmir , translated from the English by Reinhard Kaiser , Frankfurt am Main: Eichborn 1996, Die Andere Bibliothek series , ISBN 978-3-8218-4134-2 , another edition Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt 1998, ISBN 978-3-499-22235-1 .
  • The Siege of Beijing: on the history of the Boxer uprising , from the English by Alfred Günther and Till Grupp, epilogue by Petra Kolonko, Frankfurt am Main: Eichborn 1997, series Die Other Bibliothek, ISBN 978-3-8218-4155-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Fleming, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH 18th August 1971
Place of death Argyll