An edition of Papillon (1969)

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An edition of Papillon (1969)

Papillon

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  • ★★★★ 4.5 (19 ratings)
  • 240 Want to read
  • 16 Currently reading
  • 25 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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Morrow
Language
English
Pages
434

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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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Papillon (P.S.)
August 1, 2006, Harper Perennial Modern Classics
in English and French
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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
in English
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Papillon
1970, Morrow
in English
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Papillon
1970-01-01, EMECE
in English
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Papillon
1970
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Papillon
1970, William Morrow
in English
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Papillon: récit
1969, Editions Robert Laffont
in French
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Papillon: récit
1969, R. Laffont
in French

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Book Details

Edition Notes

76855

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
365/.6/092, B
Library of Congress
HV8956.G8 C513 1970b

Contributors

Translator
Patrick O*Brian

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 434 p.
Number of pages
434

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5219372M
LCCN
75123129
LibraryThing
44847

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL262984W
Wikidata
Q937861

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Excerpts

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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