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Pierre Boulle, né le 20 février 1912 1 à Avignon et mort le 31 janvier 1994 à Paris 16e 2, est un écrivain français. Agent de la France libre en Asie du Sud-Est pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est l’auteur du Pont de la rivière Kwai (1952) et de La Planète des singes (1963).
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 Southeast Asia, especially in Malaya.
Pierre Boulle has 126 books on Goodreads with 95846 ratings. Pierre Boulle’s most popular book is Planet of the Apes.
May 10, 2024 · Pierre Boulle is one of the most translated French authors in the world. He is also one of the most forgotten. Author of 40 novels and books of short stories, this French engineer and soldier...
Historicity. Film adaptation. Parody. See also. References. 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.
About the Author. Pierre Boulle was born in Avignon, France, in 1912. He originally trained as an engineer, but in 1936 he went to Malaysia and worked as a rubber planter. In 1939 he was called up in the French forces in Indochina, and when France fell during World War II, he fled to Singapore, where he joined the Free French Mission.
Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French writer. He was born in Avignon, France. Boulle wrote many novels and short stories in French. Two stories became popular English language movies: Planet of the Apes and The Bridge on the River Kwai.
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