Book - "Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle

On this month's Book episode:
"Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle is a science fiction novel that tells the story of a group of astronauts who land on a distant planet where intelligent apes are the dominant species and humans are primitive and mute. The protagonist, Ulysse Mérou, along with two other astronauts, find themselves captured by the apes and treated as experimental subjects.
As Ulysse navigates this strange society, he forms bonds with some of the apes, including the sympathetic chimpanzee scientist, Zira, and her fiancé, Cornelius. Through his experiences, Ulysse learns about the societal hierarchy of the apes and their disdain for humans.
Stay tuned for our discussion of the movie adaptation! (The first one, not you know... all the other ones. Yet.)
Strange and Beautiful Book Club
Episode 146
May 3, 2024
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