Papillon

Author(s): Henri Charriere; Patrick O'Brian (Translator)

Literature

Henri Charri re, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.


Charri re's astonishing autobiography, Papillon, was published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic -- the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated.


Product Information

In 1931, 25-year-old Henri Charriere was found guilty of a murder he had not committed and transported to a penal colony in French Guiana. His numerous daring escapes and subsequent adventures are recounted in 'Papillon' (1969) and 'Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon' (1973). He died in 1973 at the age of 66.

General Fields

  • : 9780007179961
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.414
  • : February 2018
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : April 2005
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Henri Charriere; Patrick O'Brian (Translator)
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : English
  • : 688
  • : BGHA