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The insuperable gap between east and west that exists in some eyes is perhaps nothing more than an optical illusion.

The Bridge on the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle

July 22, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR12Bingo – No Money – Library Book The Bridge on the River Kwai So this book is the book the movie is based on, though the book is relatively small in scope compared to the grandness and sheer size of the movie. It most reminds me of the differences between the intimate spaces of CS Forrester’s The African Queen and the John Huston movie of the same. The book is a slim 200 pages and is almost entirely realistic narration and pretty straight forward characterization as […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, No Money, Pierre Boulle, The Bridge on the River Kwai

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:398 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, No Money, Pierre Boulle, The Bridge on the River Kwai ·
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