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The cultural background in spy fiction refers to a body of thought with many meanings. After all, the story is embodied by the spy, that superior, can take multiple and dynamic forms”. The cultural setting put forward in spy fiction refers to a collective imagination that is full of meaning. Above all, spy fiction is embodied by the spy, but the latter can take a number of forms that are multiple, complex, dynamic, (…)”. The cultural configuration proposed by spy fiction refers to a collective imagination full of meaning. Imaginary espionage, first of all it's the spy. But this hero takes multiple forms, complexes, dynamic, (…)”.

Alain Dewerpe

“Spy – a historical anthropology of contemporary state secrecy” – nrf – 1994 This one

INTELLIGENCE AND FANTASY INTELLIGENCE MIRRORS FANTASIES LE INFORMATION IS A MIRROR OF FANTASIES
“The secrecy surrounding her activities has captured the collective imagination through a very fertile literary genre. The film industry was also interested in the subject, and was deeply inspired by literature, as is evident from the numerous adaptations by authors such as Graham Greene, Ian Fleming of John Le Carré, all of whom have the merit of having fostered close – or even very close – ties with intelligence services”. “The secrecy shrouding its activities has spurred collective imagination through a prolific literary genre. Cinema was also interested in the subject, and was greatly inspired by literature, as illustrated by the countless adaptations of authors such as Graham Greene, Ian Fleming or John Le Carré, who all have the merit of having fostered close – or even very close – links with intelligence agencies”. “The secrecy surrounding his activities has nourished the collective imagination through an abundant literary genre, which cinema in turn logically seized, not without drawing abundant inspiration from it along the way, as evidenced by the countless adaptations by authors such as Graham Greene., Ian Fleming or John Le Carré- writers who have the merit of having closely associated, or even very closely the world of intelligence services”.

Guillaume Lanier

This one – promotion JJ Rousseau 2011

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