Planet of the Apes (novel)

"Monkey Planet" and "Planet of the Monkeys" redirect here. For other uses, see Monkey Planet (disambiguation).
This article is about the original 1963 novel. For other books in the Planet of the Apes franchise, see Planet of the Apes.
Planet of the Apes
First edition cover
AuthorPierre Boulle[1]
Original titleLa Planète des singes
TranslatorXan Fielding
LanguageFrench
GenreScience fiction
PublisherÉditions Julliard
Publication date
1963
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)

La Planète des singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes in the US and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, launching the Planet of the Apes media franchise.[2]

The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse, in which great apes are the dominant intelligent and civilized species, whereas humans are reduced to a savage animal-like state.

  1. ^ Schofield, Hugh (4 August 2014). "The French spy who wrote The Planet of the Apes". BBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ^ Ulin, David L. (2014-07-14). "The transformation of 'Planet of the Apes,' from book to movie legend". LA Times. Retrieved 2016-02-28.