No. 137 in the Independent on Sunday's 'Invisible Ink' series has Christopher Fowler write about Pierre Boulle -- the prolific author whose legacy now finds: "Only two books are in print."
Of course, those two are The Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes .....
But he did write a lot of other stuff, and terrible though most of it is -- grand ideas but really rushed presentation -- I do have a bit of a soft spot for his fiction -- and two other titles are also under review at the complete review: Desperate Games and Trouble in Paradise (and, yes, you can expect reviews of additional titles too -- The Good Leviathan, anyone ?).
Of course, those two are The Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes .....
But he did write a lot of other stuff, and terrible though most of it is -- grand ideas but really rushed presentation -- I do have a bit of a soft spot for his fiction -- and two other titles are also under review at the complete review: Desperate Games and Trouble in Paradise (and, yes, you can expect reviews of additional titles too -- The Good Leviathan, anyone ?).