Planet of the Apes by 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.
A scintillating mix of sci-fi adventure and allegory * Los Angeles Times *
In 1963, at the most glacial moment of the Cold War, Frenchman Pierre Boulle wrote a novel called Planet Of The Apes - a drastic warning about where mankind's apparent desire to destroy itself might lead * The Mirror *
Boulle called on his own experiences as a prisoner of war in South-east Asia during the Second World War, using the relationship between man and apes as a metaphor for the treatment handed out to prisoners by brutish Japanese guards * Daily Express *
It's like a good myth or fairy-tale that stays with you.. Part of the strength of this material is its disruptive, questioning nature. Who came first? Where are we going?
The subtext is strongly anti-slavery, anti-racist and anti-war * Observer *
In 1963, at the most glacial moment of the Cold War, Frenchman Pierre Boulle wrote a novel called Planet Of The Apes - a drastic warning about where mankind's apparent desire to destroy itself might lead * The Mirror *
Boulle called on his own experiences as a prisoner of war in South-east Asia during the Second World War, using the relationship between man and apes as a metaphor for the treatment handed out to prisoners by brutish Japanese guards * Daily Express *
It's like a good myth or fairy-tale that stays with you.. Part of the strength of this material is its disruptive, questioning nature. Who came first? Where are we going?
The subtext is strongly anti-slavery, anti-racist and anti-war * Observer *
Pierre Boulle was born in 1912 at Avignon. Boulle spent the Second World War fighting in Yunnan, Calcutta and Indo-Chine, where he was captured by the Japanese. After the war he lived in Malaya, the Cameroons and, finally, Paris, where he settled until his death in 1994.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099529040 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099529041 |
| Title | Planet of the Apes |
| Author | Pierre Boulle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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