The Wages of Fear is a thriller novel by Georges Arnaud published in 1950 by Éditions Julliard. 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. The first US edition was the hardcover published by Farrar, Straus and Young also in 1952.
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.
Film adaptations Since 1953, the novel was cinematized several times: 1953: The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot 1960: Violent Road by Howard W. Koch 1976: South Fire by Alain Brune 1977: Sorcerer by William Friedkin 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
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