The Bridge Over the River Kwai: A Novel
by:
Pierre Boulle (author)
1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the...
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1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which will be the first casualty: his patriotism or his pride.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780891419136 (0891419136)
ASIN: 0891419136
Publish date: 2007-08-28
Publisher: Presidio Press
Pages no: 207
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Military,
France,
French Literature,
World War II,
Fiction,
Historical
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A few years ago I picked up Pierre Boulle's other classic, Planet of the Apes. It was fascinating. I was so impressed with how Mr. Boulle delved into a simple concept. What if evolution isn't forward momentum but an arc? Could humanity revert and be replaced as intelligent life? His spare novel expl...
Had lots to say but the app was broken. Liked it less the second time. I actually think most of the changes the filmmakers made work better - except of course for the travesty of the film ending.
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