Papillon (English and French Edition) - Hardcover

Henri Charriere

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688022693 ISBN 13: 9780688022693

Publisher: William Morrow, 1970

Synopsis

The author's harrowing account of his desperate struggle to escape from imprisonment, in French Guiana, for a murder he did not commit

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Henri Charrière, called Papillon, for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 for a murder he did not commit. When he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, one thought obsessed him: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, Papillon was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped -- that was, until Papillon. His escape, described in breathless detail, was one of the most incredible tests of human cunning, will, and endurance.

In 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape, Charrière had his astonishing autobiography, Papillon, published in France to instant acclaim -- a worldwide bestseller describing the gripping, shocking odyssey of the author's imprisonment and escape over a greuling decade.

About the Author:

Born in 1906, and imprisoned in 1931, Henri Charrière finally escaped in 1945 to Venuzuela, where he married, settled in Caracas, and opened a restaurant. He died in 1973.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0688022693
• ISBN 13: 9780688022693
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 434