The Wages of Fear (novel)
French novel by Georges Arnaud
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The Wages of Fear is a thriller novel by Georges Arnaud published in 1950 by Éditions Julliard.[1][2][3] The original title is "Le Salaire de la peur". The novel was translated into several languages and sold over 2 million copies. The first UK edition was published by The Bodley Head in 1952 translated by Norman Dale.[4] The first US edition was the hardcover published by Farrar, Straus and Young also in 1952.
Hardcover edition 1950 | |
| Author | Georges Arnaud |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Salaire de la peur |
| Translator | Norman Dale |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Éditions Julliard |
| Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | France |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 203 pp. |
| ISBN | 9782260018117 |
| OCLC | (OCoLC)2926544 |
| Dewey Decimal | 843.91 |
The novel is dedicated to the author's father.
Synopsis
The novel was the subject of an initial film adaptation by Henri-Georges Clouzot in 1953, which tells the story of four desperate men stuck in a remote Guatemalan town and tasked with transporting a dangerous cargo of nitroglycerin over perilous roads.[5][6]
Film adaptations
Since 1953, the novel was cinematized several times:[7]
- 1953: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1960: Violent Road by Howard W. Koch[8]
- 1976: South Fire by Alain Brune
- 1977: Sorcerer by William Friedkin[8]
- 1988: Thaman Al-Khouf; Egyptian TV series loosely based on the novel. https://elcinema.com/work/1124245/
- 2024: The Wages of Fear by Julien Leclercq