Pappillon

by Henri Charrière

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

About the author

Henri Charrière was a convicted murderer chiefly known as the author of Papillon, a hugely successful memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony on French Guiana.

Reviews

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read an early hardback edition with an introduction by the author. There was no art cover.
I appreciated the maps and glossary of slang and jargon.

I've only seen the edited TV version of the Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman movie, which is very different from the book. I am curious about the new movie version.