An edition of Papillon (1969)

Papillon

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An edition of Papillon (1969)

Papillon

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  • ★★★★ 4.4 (18 ratings)
  • 237 Want to read
  • 16 Currently reading
  • 23 Have read

Describes the life of a man sent to prison on a miserable island, Cayena, where escape is impossible. It is a terrible life for him but he finally escapes after much suffering.

Publish Date
Publisher
Hart-Davis
Language
English
Pages
566

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Subjects

Prisoners, biography, Escapes, Prisoners, Biography, Autobiographical fiction, Prison life in fiction, Personal narratives, Biography: general, Language readers, Biografía, Colonias penales francesas, French Penal colonies, Presos, Prisons et pénitenciers, Évasions, Biographies, Prisonniers, Modern fiction, Spanish language, French Guiana, Biography/Autobiography, Vietnamese language books, Iles du salut

People

Henri Charrière, Henri Charrière (1906-1973), Henri Charrière (1906-)

Places

Devil's Island (Île du Diable), French Guiana, Guayana Francesa, Guyana Francesa, Devil's Island (French Guiana)

Times

20th century, 1970

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Papillon (P.S.)
Papillon (P.S.)
August 1, 2006, Harper Perennial Modern Classics
in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
2001, Perennial
in English - 1st Perennial ed.
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
December 1, 1973, Pocket
Paperback in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
1970, Morrow
in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
1970-01-01, EMECE
in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
1970, William Morrow
in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
1970
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
1970
in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon
1970, Hart-Davis
in English
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon: récit
1969, Editions Robert Laffont
in French
Cover of: Papillon
Papillon: récit
1969, R. Laffont
in French

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Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
365/.6/092, B
Library of Congress
HV8956.G8 C513

The Physical Object

Pagination
566 p.
Number of pages
566

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5516468M
ISBN 10
0246639873
LCCN
73492738
LibraryThing
44847
Goodreads
1095205

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL262984W
Wikidata
Q937861

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IT WAS A KNOCKOUT BLOW-a punch so overwhelming that I didn't get back on my feet for fourteen years.
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