![]() after Columbia Pictures produced its own version of the npvel in film form, that Boulle's masterpiece really achieved world-wide notice. An English translation followed in 1954, but it was not until 1957. Despite this helping the Japanese, they build the bridge properly.īut this is not the end of the matter, not by a long shot- the bridge is a symbol of so much that is wrong with the war, it is a symbol of power and destruction, of hope and despair and ultimately death. Pierre Boulle's third novel, was first published in 1952. They now have to build a proper bridge built to British standards. He says the bridge is wrong and is in the right place. However the British officer is a perfectionist and is horrified by the bad work his men have done. Those who do work on the railway ensure they do the least work possible and try to sabotage the overall build. oversized hardcover with dust jacket, dust bumped/scuffed/creased dj flap/tear front dj, boards clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked + Return From The River Kwai. ![]() ![]() ![]() The leading officer claims that prisoners can not be used as labourers but those who refuse are tortured or killed 2 books - The Bridge over the River Kwai. They are effectively helping the Japanese in their effort to overrun and therefore control Asia. They are told that they will be used to build the bridge over the River Kwai so the trains can get supplies to the Japanese armies in Burma. British soldiers are captured and kept as prisoners of war in a Japanese camp. ![]()
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