Papillon

by Henri Charrière · first published 1969

Papillon (French: [papijɔ̃] , lit. "butterfly") is a novel written by Henri Charrière, first published in France on 30 April 1969. Papillon is Charrière's nickname. The novel supposedly details Papillon's incarceration and subsequent escape from the French penal colony of French Guiana, and covers a 14-year period between 1931 and 1945.

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Genre:

Autobiographical, Memoir

Original language:

French

Reader rating:

★ 4.5 / 5 (19 on Open Library)

Year page:

1969