Henri Charriére: Papillon

Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere, nicknamed Papillon, was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat.
ISBN: 9780007179961
Author: Henri Charriére
Page: 560
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2005
Format: Book
Publisher: HARPER PERENNIAL
Language: English

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Price: 5 295 Ft

Stock: 1-10 copies

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Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere, nicknamed Papillon, was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Hewas recaptured and put into solitary confinement but his spirit remained untamed: over thirteen years he made nine incredible escapes, including from the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island.

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