{"product_id":"pierre-boulle-bridge-over-the-river-kwai-1973-1st-turkish-book-turkey","title":"Pierre Boulle – Bridge Over the River Kwai 1973 1st Turkish Book Turkey","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"96\"\u003ePierre Boulle – Kwai Köprüsü (Bridge Over the River Kwai) – Uycan Yayınları First Edition (1973)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"999\" data-start=\"262\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"281\" data-start=\"278\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"497\"\u003eThis Turkish first edition of Kwai Köprüsü, published by Uycan Yayınları in 1973, is the local edition of Pierre Boulle’s classic war novel The Bridge Over the River Kwai. Issued as Turkish readers continued to show strong interest in major international war literature, this edition represents an important local appearance of one of the twentieth century’s defining military novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"1015\"\u003eSet during the Second World War, the story follows British prisoners of war forced by the Japanese to construct a strategic railway bridge in the Burmese jungle. At the center of the narrative is the psychological and moral conflict surrounding duty, honor, obedience, and survival, particularly through the increasingly complex position of Colonel Nicholson. What begins as a struggle between captors and prisoners evolves into a deeper meditation on pride, obsession, and the contradictions of military discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1305\"\u003eMore than a conventional war adventure, the novel examines the blurred line between resistance and collaboration, questioning whether devotion to principle can itself become destructive. The jungle setting and the monumental bridge become symbols of both human endurance and tragic irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1705\"\u003eThis Uycan Yayınları first edition carries additional appeal because of the enduring fame of David Lean’s legendary 1957 film adaptation The Bridge on the River Kwai, starring Alec Guinness, William Holden, and Sessue Hayakawa. The film’s critical and popular success cemented the story as both a literary and cinematic classic, adding strong collector interest to translated editions such as this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2413\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003e• Author: Pierre Boulle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1801\"\u003e• Title: Kwai Köprüsü (Bridge Over the River Kwai)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003e• Publisher: Uycan Yayınları\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e• Date: 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1885\"\u003e• Edition: First Turkish Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003e• Language: Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1937\"\u003e• Format: Paperback Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"1979\"\u003e• Genre: War Fiction, Historical Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2047\"\u003e• Main Theme: Duty, survival, military honor, and moral conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2104\"\u003e• Setting: World War II prisoner-of-war camp in Burma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2181\"\u003e• Adaptation: Based on the classic 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2183\" data-end=\"2268\"\u003e• Significance: Turkish edition of a landmark war novel and major cinematic classic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2372\"\u003e• Collector Appeal: Vintage Turkish war fiction edition tied to an iconic Academy Award-winning film\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48409317671050,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_953f0998-8467-41de-9f66-a3569256c39f.jpg?v=1776949235","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/pierre-boulle-bridge-over-the-river-kwai-1973-1st-turkish-book-turkey","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}