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Planet of the Apes

by Pierre Boulle

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272 pages2001Del ReyISBN 9780345447982
Science Fiction - AdventureFictionFiction - Science FictionScience Fiction - GeneralFiction / Science Fiction / AdventureScience Fiction
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The original novel that inspired the films!<br/><br/>First published more than fifty years ago, Pierre Boulle’s chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.

Publication Details

Publisher
Del Rey
Published
2001
Pages
272
ISBN
9780345447982
Language
en

About Pierre Boulle

Pierre Boulle was a French novelist largely known for two famous works, *The Bridge Over the River Kwai* (1952) and *Planet of the Apes* (1963). David Lean made The Bridge over the River Kwai into a motion picture that won several 1957 Oscars, including the Best Picture, and Best Actor for Alec Guinness. Boulle himself won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay despite not having written the screenplay and, by his own admission, not even speaking English. (He gave what is said to be the shortest acceptance speech in Academy Award history, the single word "Merci".) Boulle had been credited with the screenplay because the film's actual writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, had been blacklisted as communist sympathizers. Pierre Boulle was neither a Socialist nor a Communist. The Motion Picture Academy added Foreman's and Wilson's names to the award in 1984. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Boulle

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