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The book is an account of a 14-year period in Papillon's life (October 26, 1931 to October 18, 1945), beginning when he was wrongly convicted of murder in France and sentenced to a life of hard labor at the Bagne de Cayenne, the penal colony of Cayenne in French Guiana known as Devil's Island.
Papillon, Henri Charrière. Henri Charrière (16 November 1906 – 29 July 1973) was a French writer, convicted as a murderer by the French courts. He wrote the famous novel Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony in French Guiana.
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A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure – a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960s. Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charrière (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana.
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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 published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape.
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Aug 1, 2006 · The books takes us through the daring adventures of Papillon (the author himself) as he makes nine death-defying escapes from the penal settlements of French Guiana in eleven years. The story that was penned down by Charriere in colloquial French after his final escape, acquired widespread fame and critical acclaim after being reprinted in an ...
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View Kindle Edition. An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and heroic adventure on shark-infested seas.Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere, nicknamed Papillon, was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana.
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- Henri Charrière
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Henri Charrière's phenomenal memoir is a true story of prison breaks and epic adventure in the penal islands of French Guiana. Translated and introduced by Patrick O'Brian. Condemned for a murder...