{"product_id":"papillon-paperback","title":"Papillon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenri Charriere\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A modern classic of courage and excitement.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker - \u003c\/i\u003eThe source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Charrière, nicknamed \"Papillon,\" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was wrongfully convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the brutal French Guiana penal colony, he became obsessed with one goal: \u003ci\u003eescape\u003c\/i\u003e. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom in this true story of survival remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharrière's astonishing adventure memoir, \u003ci\u003ePapillon\u003c\/i\u003e, was first published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic--the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A first-class adventure story.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a man framed for murder survive the world's most notorious penal colony and plot an escape from a place no one has ever escaped before?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Prison Escape Classic: \u003c\/b\u003e Henri 'Papillon' Charrière, marked by a butterfly tattoo and an unbreakable will, faces life imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDevil's Island: \u003c\/b\u003e After years of failed attempts, Papillon is sent to the inescapable island prison. His determination to be free leads to one of history's most daring feats of endurance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBased on a True Story: \u003c\/b\u003e This gritty, shocking, and ultimately inspiring autobiography chronicles a relentless quest for freedom against the brutal horrors of the French Guiana penal system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSurvival and Endurance: \u003c\/b\u003e An uplifting odyssey of an innocent man's refusal to be broken, a treasured tale of cunning and perseverance that inspired the iconic film starring Steve McQueen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Charrière, called Papillon, for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: \u003cem\u003eescape\u003c\/em\u003e. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharrière's astonishing autobiography, \u003cem\u003ePapillon\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic -- the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Charrière, called \"Papillon,\" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. 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