Author: Pierre Boulle
Citation: Boulle,Pierre. The bridge over the River Kwai, New York : Ballantine Books, 2007.
Description:Another POWs story sets in Thailand for the railway project under the Japanese occupation during the second world war. A very popular book which received many Awards and has been translated into many languages. Its movie won 7 Oscars in 1957. Pierre Boulle writes the story based on his experiences in POWs camp, giving the sense of what’s like to be in the war, the physical struggles, the emotional pain through the main characters, Colonial Nichholson, and his colleagues. The same writer of Planet of the Aples. Highly recommended reading and watching the movies.
More information:
The bridge on the River Kwai movie, 1957, IMdb
Goodreads
Amazon
Awards: Prix Sainte-Beuve (1952)
Formats: print book, audiobook, ebook, DVD video for movie
Languages: English, Chinese, French, Bengali, Italian, etc.
No comments:
Post a Comment