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The Bridge over the River Kwai ( French: Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï) is a novel by the French novelist Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation by Xan Fielding in 1954. The story is fictional but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–1943, as its historical setting, and is partly based on Pierre ...
Jan 30, 2019 · Pierre Boulle was engineer, writer and spy. Source: Wikimedia Pierre Boulle (February 20, 1912 – January 30, 1994) was a man who “didn’t like to talk,” recounts his son-in-law Jean Loriot-Boulle, the widower of Françoise-Caroline, the niece and almost adoptive daughter of the writer.
First published more than thirty-five years ago, Pierre Boulle s chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history, from the classic 1968 movie starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell, through four sequels and two television series . . . and now the newest film adaptation directed by Tim Burton.
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May 5, 2011 · A scintillating mix of sci-fi adventure and allegory ― Los Angeles Times In 1963, at the most glacial moment of the Cold War, Frenchman Pierre Boulle wrote a novel called Planet Of The Apes - a drastic warning about where mankind's apparent desire to destroy itself might lead ― The Mirror Boulle called on his own experiences as a prisoner of war in South-east Asia during the Second World War, using the relationship between man and apes as a metaphor for the treatment handed out to ...
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Pierre Boulle has 126 books on Goodreads with 98186 ratings. Pierre Boulle’s most popular book is Planet of the Apes.
Jan 24, 2024 · If Boulle’s name does not ring many bells, two of his novels that transferred to the cinema screen certainly will. After all, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes rank among the most significant films of the 20th century, both of which were adaptations of books by Pierre Boulle.
30. jaanuar 1994 (81-aastaselt) Pariis, Prantsusmaa. Kirjandusžanrid. Ulmeromaanid. Põnevusromaanid. Novellid. Koduleht. pierreboulle.fr. Pierre Boulle ( 20. veebruar 1912 – 30. jaanuar 1994) oli prantsuse kirjanik, kes on tuntud eelkõige romaanide "Sild üle Kwai jõe" ja "Ahvide planeet" autorina.
