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Aug 3, 2014 · "Pierre Boulle was profoundly Anglophile," says Jean Loriot, who heads the Association of Friends of Pierre Boulle. "In the Far East he worked alongside English people. He was impregnated by ...
Nationality. French. Period. 1950–1992. Notable works. The Bridge over the River Kwai. Planet of the Apes. Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French author. He is best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963), that were both made into award-winning ...
Jan 31, 2023 · Late French novelist Pierre Boulle has been described as "profoundly Anglophile" by Jean Loriot of the Association of Friends of Pierre Boulle (quoted by the BBC in a profile on the author ...
Mar 14, 2024 · Abstract. This chapter analyzes in detail Planet of the Apes (1963) by Pierre Boulle; the novel tells the story of a reverse world where apes, not humans, rule the world. In the year 2500, a spaceship leaves the Earth with three passengers—journalist Ulysse Merou, Professor Antelle, and physician Arthur Levain—to explore the star Betelgeuse.
Died: January 30, 1994, Paris (aged 81) Notable Works: “E=mc 2 ”. “Planet of the Apes”. “The Bridge on the River Kwai”. Pierre Boulle (born February 20, 1912, Avignon, France—died January 30, 1994, Paris) was a French novelist who successfully combined adventure and psychology in works dealing largely with his experiences in ...
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Pierre Boulle left his room in Montparnasse and lived with his widowed sister Madeleine Perrusset and her daughter, Françoise-Caroline Perusset. Pierre Boulle wanted to adopt Françoise, but it ...
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Jul 28, 2001 · When French author Pierre Boulle imagined a civilization ruled by apes, he envisioned a French journalist, not an American astronaut, as the protagonist of the fictional world. The 1963 novel ...
