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Henri Charriere - Papillon (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Movie Tie-In. Also a major motion picture starring Charlie Hunnam & Remi Malek.
Henri Charrière, nicknamed "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.
Charrière's astonishing autobiography, Papillon, was first published in France to instant acclaim in 1969, 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.
Details
- Format : Thicker 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Autobiography & Biography
- Published : 1969 (This Edition 2001 - William Morrow USA)
- ISBN : 9780062882462
- SKU : B004087
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : $17.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"A modern classic of courage and excitement." - The New Yorker.
"A first-class adventure story." - New York Review of Books.
"Papillon is the ultimate hero defying the ultimate system of oppression and succeeding by dint of will, optimism and sense of honour given only to West Point graduates and Paris thieves." - New York Times.
"The greatest adventure story of all time." - Auguste Le Breton.
AI Summary
The extraordinary true story of Henri Charrière, a Frenchman wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to the brutal penal colonies of French Guiana in the 1930's. Known as "Papillon" - the butterfly - for the tattoo on his chest, Charrière endures savage conditions, solitary confinement, and repeated capture in his relentless quest for freedom. First published in 1969 and an instant worldwide sensation, this is one of the great escape narratives - raw, visceral, and utterly compelling.
The Author
Henri Charriere. Born in 1906, and imprisoned in 1931, Henri Charrière finally escaped in 1945 to Venezuela, where he married, settled in Caracas, and opened a restaurant. He died in 1973.
