An edition of Papillon (1969)

Papillon

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Cover of: Papillon by Henri Charrière, Henri Charrière
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An edition of Papillon (1969)

Papillon

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  • ★★★★ 4.4 (18 ratings)
  • 236 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.

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Publisher
Pocket
Language
English
Pages
458

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

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First Sentence

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

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
458

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7665052M
ISBN 10
0671785281
ISBN 13
9780671785284
OCLC/WorldCat
1241952
LibraryThing
44847
Goodreads
2911704

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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