Are you an author? Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963) that were both made into award-winning films. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. The Bridge Over the River Kwai: A Novel Paperback – August 28, 2007. by Pierre Boulle (Author) › Visit Amazon's Pierre Boulle Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author.