
An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969 Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies daring prison breaks & heroic adventure on shark-infested seas Condemned for a murder he did not commit Henri Charriere nicknamed Papillon was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat He was recaptured & put into solitary confinement but his spirit remained untamed over thirteen years he made nine incredible escapes including from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island This edition of Papillon one of the greatest adventure stories ever told
Includes:: an exclusive new essay by Howard Marks