by Pierre Boulle · Pocket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266006828
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«La planète des singes» is the science fiction novel by Pierre Boulle, published by Pocket in paperback (220 pages, in French).
Three space explorers land on a planet near Betelgeuse that seems a replica of Earth, but discover that apes form the dominant species there, with cities and technology, while humans live as wild, mute creatures. Ulysse Mérou, captured and treated as a laboratory animal, tries to prove to the apes that he too is a rational being.
Novel originally published in 1963, it is the first installment of the literary series Planet of the Apes.
A reading suitable for young people from 9 years old and for adults interested in classic science fiction and its social satires.
Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle was a French author. He is best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963), that were both made into award-winning films.
