Read La Planete Des Singes French edition of Planet Of The Apes Pierre Boulle Pocket 9782266118286 Books

Product details Mass Market Paperback 192 pages Publisher French and European Publications Inc (June 1, 1983) Language French ISBN-10 2266118285

La Planete Des Singes French edition of Planet Of The Apes Pierre Boulle Pocket 9782266118286 Books Reviews

• I needed this book for my kids. They have to read it for their French school (we are French).
  
  Did they like it ? I don't know... But I suppose they like it as all students who must read books...
  
  But, as an adult, I love this book !!!
• Boulle wrote a wonderful piece that poses questions relevant to the present as well as the past. It is wonderful to read this text in French and capture the full intention of the author.
• The book I ordered was described as new, and it was. It was appropriately packaged and arrived promptly. Very satisfactory transaction!!!
• Planet of the Apes
  
  Pierre Boulle was born and raised in France. After graduating as an engineer he moved to Malaysia to work in 1934. In 1939 he was called up for WW II. After the defeat of France he fled to Singapore to join the Free French. Sent back to Indochina he was captured in 1943. He escaped in 1944 to serve in the Special Forces. His first novel told about a prisoner of war camp, “The Bridge over the River Kwai”. His biography of wartime is “My Own River Kwai”. This 1963 novel has 38 chapters in its 268 pages. Don’t peek at the last chapter!
  
  This novel is set in the future. A couple travel in outer space by ships powered by light-radiation from stars. Jinn and Phyllis find a message in a bottle. The manuscript warns of a menace to the human race. Ulysse Meron tells of a trip in 2500 on a cosmic ship to a distant star with other people (Chapter 2). They find planets that are similar to earth (Chapter 3). They land and find a human footprint on planet Soror! When they see her she is unclothed. Later this woman attacks and kills Hector, their pet chimpanzee (Chapter 5). They find other humans, unclothed and living like animals. They are frightened of clothing and strip the visitors (Chapters 6,7).
  
  There was a strange noise in the morning that panicked the humans. There were gunshots. They were shocked to find a large-sized gorilla dressed in clothes (Chapter 9)! Human bodies littered the cleared space. Levain became a victim. Meron escaped the shooters only to be caught in a net. These gorillas were accompanied by chimpanzees, like servants (Chapter 10). They chatted and their faces expressed sentiments. Trapped humans were put in cages (Chapter 11). The were fed. The captives arrive in a city occupied by apes (Chapter 12). Meron bowed and talked to an ape to attract attention. The next morning a female chimpanzee inspected him (Chapter 13). The captives are tested for conditioned reflexes (Chapter 14).
  
  A higher ranked orangutan came to watch Meron and note his intelligence (Chapter 15). He is given more tests (Chapter 16). They studied the amorous behavior of humans (Chapter 17). Nova was put in the same cage with Meron. Then he draws on a notebook to impress Zira, the simian scientist (Chapter 18). Meron drew a picture of the solar system with Earth. Zira taught Meron the simian language and explained society on Soror chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. Zira takes Meron out to show him the town (Chapter 20). It was similar to Earth’s towns. Meron may be in danger because his launch was discovered. Humans are used for scientific research.
  
  Zira advises Meron of the possible problems for him (Chapter 21). He can now read and speak the ape’s language and understand their society and ranking (Chapter 22). Meron plans a speech before the scientific Congress (Chapter 23). He visited a zoo to see the caged animals felines, pachyderms, reptiles, birds, and humans. One was Professor Antelle, the leader of their expedition, who was like the other humans. Meron was introduced to the meeting (Chapter 24). He spoke to them, telling them he was a rational creature from planet Earth where humans dominated (Chapter 25). He was applauded. The Grand Council immediately released him (Chapter 26). He is given clothing and taken to a night club where he signed autographs.
  
  Part Three has the remaining twelve chapters. Excavation uncovered an ancient city with a curious relic! Is this story a plea against animal experimentation? Is it a warning against a revolution like “Animal Farm”? Or a comment on human prejudice?