![]() ![]() They want to eliminate the world’s problems by replacing politics with science and in bringing down the barriers, make the role of heads of state no longer needed. ![]() The best scientists from many nations, stage a peaceful coup with the help of all the living Nobel prize-winners, to take over the world in the name of science. Put simply, the world is descending into chaos, consumed by materialism and self-interest. Actually, I never realised that the movies, Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Planet of the Apes (1968) came from novels at all! So, when offered the chance to read a new translation of another of Boulle’s novels, I was rather keen, especially as it is a dystopian vision of a near future… ![]() I was, especially once I found out that Pierre Boulle is celebrated for two novels in particular – both of which were developed into Oscar-winning films. This philosophical satire on science, politics and psychology of the masses must have seemed quite daring when originally published in 1971. While Desperate Games is not a great work of literature, it is a book that is BIG on ideas. ![]()
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