Bøger af Pierre Boulle

In a spaceship that can travel at the speed of light, Ulysse, a journalist, sets off from Earth for the nearest solar system. Captured and sent to a research facility, Ulysse must convince the apes of their mutual origins.

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI TELLS THE STORY OF THREE POWS WHO ENDURE THE HELL OF THE JAPANESE CAMPS ON THE BURMA-SIAM RAILWAY - COLONEL NICHOLSON, A MAN PREPARED TO SACRIFICE HIS LIFE BUT NOT HIS DIGNITY; MAJOR WARDEN, A MODEST HERO, SABOTEUR AND DEADLY KILLER; COMMANDER SHEARS, WHO ESCAPED FROM HELL BUT WAS SENT BACK. ORDERED BY THE JAPANESE TO BUILD A BRIDGE, THE COLONEL REFUSES, AS IT IS AGAINST REGULATIONS FOR OFFICERS TO WORK WITH OTHER RANKS. THE JAPANESE GIVE WAY BUT, TO PROVE POINT OF BRITISH SUPERIORITY, CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE GOES AHEAD - AT GREAT COST TO THE MEN UNDER NICHOLSON`S COMMAND.

The original novel that inspired the films! First published more than fifty years ago, Pierre Boulle's chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. In the not-too-distant future, three astronauts land on what appears to be a planet just like Earth, with lush forests, a temperate climate, and breathable air. But while it appears to be a paradise, nothing is what it seems. They soon discover the terrifying truth: On this world humans are savage beasts, and apes rule as their civilized masters. In an ironic novel of nonstop action and breathless intrigue, one man struggles to unlock the secret of a terrifying civilization, all the while wondering: Will he become the savior of the human race, or the final witness to its damnation? In a shocking climax that rivals that of the original movie, Boulle delivers the answer in a masterpiece of adventure, satire, and suspense.

The Bridge on the River Kwai tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity;