Papillon
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Henri Charriere, 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.
Papillon
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In 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape, Charriere 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.