Papillon

Informationen zum Autor Born in 1906, and imprisoned in 1931, Henri Charrière finally escaped in 1945 to Venuzuela, where he married, settled in Caracas, and opened a restaurant. He died in 1973. Klappentext Henri Charrière, called Papillon, for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 for a murder he did not commit. When he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, one thought obsessed him: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, Papillon was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped -- that was, until Papillon. His escape, described in breathless detail, was one of the most incredible tests of human cunning, will, and endurance. In 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape, Charrière had his astonishing autobiography, Papillon, published in France to instant acclaim -- a worldwide bestseller describing the gripping, shocking odyssey of the author's imprisonment and escape over a greuling decade. Zusammenfassung “A modern classic of courage and excitement.” — The New Yorker • The source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueen Henri Charrière, nicknamed "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:  escape . 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. Charrière's astonishing autobiography,  Papillon , 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. “A first-class adventure story.” —  New York Review of Books ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Henri Charriere
• Editore: William Morrow
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.06.2001
• EAN: 9780060934798
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093479-8
• Pagine: 560
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 32 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; South America, France, True Crime, European History, Biography: general, Memoirs, History of Art, The Americas, Biography: writers, Biography: historical, political and military, Digital, video and new media arts, Criminal law: procedure and offences, TRUE CRIME: General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: HISTORY, ART: History / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Criminals & Outlaws, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY: Essays, LAW: Criminal Law / General, The arts: general topics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, Harper Perennial Classics / History