 Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle was born in Avignon, France. He was an author and engineer. During the Second World War, he served as a spy in Singapore. He is best known for his novels The Bridge Over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes which were both made into films. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Not the Glory (Also published as: William Conrad [1955]; and as: Spy Converted [1960]) | 1955 (France 1950) |
| 2) Face of a Hero (Also published as: Saving Face [1956]) | 1956 (France 1953) |
| 3) A Noble Profession (Also published as: For a Noble Cause [1961]) | 1960 (France 1960) |
| 4) The Executioner (Also published as : The Chinese Executioner [1962]) | 1961 (France 1954) |
| 5) The Photographer (Also published as: An Impartial Eye [1968]) | 1967 (France 1967) |
| 6) East of the Jungle | 1972 (France 1972) |
| 7) Desperate Games | 1973 (France 1973) |
| 8) The Virtues of Hell | 1974 (France 1974) |