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Aug 28, 2007 | ISBN 9780891419136 Buy
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Aug 28, 2007 | ISBN 9780891419136
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.
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… More about Pierre Boulle
“[A] lightning-fast adventure and suspense story.”–San Francisco Chronicle“An amazing story . . . jumpy with suspense.”–The New Yorker“A fine story of adventure in which a highly original conception makes a psychologically rich situation out of what could have easily been a simple tale of daring.”–Chicago Tribune“An exciting story of action.”–The Atlantic Monthly“Intelligent and thrilling.”–New York Post“A memorable novel brilliantly conceived and brilliantly written.”–Harper’s Magazine“Superb . . . suspenseful.”–Time
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