For A Noble Cause
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage to edges and spine; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with foxing. Markings: stamp on fep. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A collection of morally charged short stories by Pierre Boulle, For a Noble Cause presents a series of narratives united by a single, ironic thread: the dangerous self-deception that drives human beings to commit terrible acts in the name of righteous ideals. Boulle, best known for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes, brings his signature blend of dark wit and philosophical precision to each tale, dissecting the gap between noble intention and brutal reality. Drawing on his own wartime experiences in Southeast Asia and as a prisoner of war, Boulle crafts stories that are at once sardonic and deeply humanist, exposing the absurdity at the heart of human conflict. Each story serves as a parable, illustrating how ideology, patriotism, and moral conviction can be twisted into instruments of destruction, leaving the reader to question where virtue ends and fanaticism begins.
Author: Pierre Boulle
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Secker & Warburg Ltd, London
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage to edges and spine; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with foxing. Markings: stamp on fep. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A collection of morally charged short stories by Pierre Boulle, For a Noble Cause presents a series of narratives united by a single, ironic thread: the dangerous self-deception that drives human beings to commit terrible acts in the name of righteous ideals. Boulle, best known for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes, brings his signature blend of dark wit and philosophical precision to each tale, dissecting the gap between noble intention and brutal reality. Drawing on his own wartime experiences in Southeast Asia and as a prisoner of war, Boulle crafts stories that are at once sardonic and deeply humanist, exposing the absurdity at the heart of human conflict. Each story serves as a parable, illustrating how ideology, patriotism, and moral conviction can be twisted into instruments of destruction, leaving the reader to question where virtue ends and fanaticism begins.