# The Bridge Over the River Kwai

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- Book: [The Bridge Over the River Kwai](https://www.bookquiver.com/pierre-boulle/the-bridge-over-the-river-kwai) ([The Bridge Over the River Kwai.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/pierre-boulle/the-bridge-over-the-river-kwai.md))
- Authors: [Pierre Boulle](https://www.bookquiver.com/pierre-boulle)
- Publisher: Presidio Press
- ISBN: 978-08-9141-913-6
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2007-08-28
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service...