He used these experiences in The Bridge over the River Kwai, about the notorious Death Railway, which became an international bestseller.
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Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist 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 films.īoulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Singapore, when he was captured and subjected to two years' forced labour. Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Singapore, when he was captu Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist 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 films. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Love and Gravity (L'Amour et la pesanteur)Į=mc² (E=mc² ou le roman d'une idée). The Man Who Hated Machines (L'Homme qui haïssait les machines) The Diabolical Weapon (L'Arme diabolique) The Enigmatic Saint (Le Saint énigmatique) The Man Who Picked Up Pins (L'Homme qui ramassait les épingles) Une occasion manquée pour tous ceux qui recherchent dans le fantastique une allégorie dénonçant ou décryptant le réel.moreĬontents: Time Out of Mind (Une Nuit interminable) The Man Who Picked Up Pins (L'Homme qui ramassait les épingles) The Miracle (Le Miracle) The Perfect Robot (Le Parfait robot) The Enigmatic Saint (Le Saint énigmatique) The Lunians (Les Luniens) The Diabolical Weapon (L'Arme diabolique) The Age of Wisdom (Le Règne des sages) The Man Who Hated Machines (L'Homme qui haïssait les machines) Love and Gravity (L'Amour et la pesanteur) The Hallucination (L'Hallucination) E=mc² (E=mc² ou le roman d'une idée) Contents: Malheureusement le résultat final tombe souvent à plat, faute d’un style trop monotone ou des réalisations manquant la “force de frappe” nécessaire pour sceller le message.
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Hallucinations “dantesques”, voyages dans le temps, la poésie par la logique, guerres de religion “scientifiques”, la quête de l’intelligence artificielle la plus “humaine”… Partant de ces sujets captivants, l’auteur cherche à faire un procès ironique à l’humanité toute entière. Une occasion manquée pou Absurdités fantaisistes Overall, it's still a wonderful addition to my personal library, and I recommend the book if for no reason other than reading Love and Gravity.moreĪbsurdités fantaisistes Hallucinations “dantesques”, voyages dans le temps, la poésie par la logique, guerres de religion “scientifiques”, la quête de l’intelligence artificielle la plus “humaine”… Partant de ces sujets captivants, l’auteur cherche à faire un procès ironique à l’humanité toute entière. The rest of the stories in the book ranged from equally amusing to odd to the point where I just wasn't sure what to make of them. Brew couldn't assign it to us directly, because of the subject matter of the story itself, but he recommended it unofficially because it was such an amusing read. I read that story as a "bonus" story during my science fiction literature class in high school. Overall, it's still a wonderful I hunted down a copy of this book because of the short story Love and Gravity. I hunted down a copy of this book because of the short story Love and Gravity.
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