Papillon (2-Volume Set)
Author: Henri Charriere
Translator: Shin-won Moon
Publisher: Hwangsojari
809 pages in 2-volume set | 223*152mm
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About This Book
Henri Charriere, 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, Charriere 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.
"A modern classic of courage and excitement." -- Janet Flanner, The New
Yorker
"The greatest adventure story of all time." -- Auguste Le Breton
"A first-class adventure story." --New York Review of Books
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