PapillonPocket Books, 1974 - 458 pagini 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. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom, travelling a thousand grueling miles in an open boat. He was recaptured and placed in 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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En Route to the Bagne | 27 |
The First Cavale | 52 |
The First Cavale Continued | 94 |
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