Papillon (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Papillon (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Henri Charriere
Translated by Patrick O'Brian
SeriesHarper Perennial Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:688
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreTrue Stories of Heroism, Endurance and Survival
ISBN/Barcode 9780007179961
ClassificationsDewey:365.6092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperPerennial
Publication Date 3 May 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure -- a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960s Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charriere (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he went into solitary confinement and was sent eventually to Devil's Island, a hell-hole of disease and brutality. No one had ever escaped from this notorious prison -- no one until Papillon took to the shark-infested sea supported only by a makeshift coconut-sack raft. In thirteen years he made nine daring escapes, living through many fantastic adventures while on the run -- including a sojourn with South American Indians whose women Papillon found welcomely free of European restraints! Papillon is filled with tension, adventure and high excitement. It is also one of the most vivid stories of human endurance ever written. Henri Charriere died in 1973 at the age of 66.

Author Biography

Henri Charriere