Papillon

Henri Charrière (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

688 Seiten

2005
HarperPerennial (Verlag)
978-0-00-717996-1 (ISBN)

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An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and 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 and 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.

In 1931, 25-year-old Henri Charriere was found guilty of a murder he had not committed and transported to a penal colony in French Guiana. His numerous daring escapes and subsequent adventures are recounted in ‘Papillon’ (1969) and ‘Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon’ (1973). He died in 1973 at the age of 66.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.5.2005
Reihe/Serie	Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Übersetzer	Patrick O’Brian
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	0-00-717996-0 / 0007179960
ISBN-13	978-0-00-717996-1 / 9780007179961
Zustand	Neuware