Henri Charrière, nicknamed Papillon because of the tattoo on his chest, is sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder he claims not to have committed. He was sent to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, where he escaped with two other convicts. This time is where his incredible adventure begins.This fact encompasses several facets. First, it understands moments of indescribable joy, especially during the beginnings of successful runs with her companions of fortune. These moments often take place aboard a b...

Henri Charrière's utterly consuming autobiography has blown me away! Henri was called "Papillon" because of his chest butterfly tattoo which features on the cover of this edition. Unjustly convicted for murder in Paris in 1931 and sentenced to life imprisonment on French Guyana, he became utterly obsessed with escape.The book superbly covers his planning and executions of numerous escapes which have you as a reader transfixed but also imploring for him to succeed. His intense fight for freedom r...

Why I chose to listen to this audiobook:I read this book back when I was in high school during the late 1970s. As a young, impressionable reader, I had given it 5 stars. A few years ago, my daughter and her husband gifted me with a copy of this book after they watched (and liked) the 2017 movie version. I found an audiobook recording to follow along with the book.Praises:1. a memoir written by Henri Charrière, focusing on his unjust incarceration at a penal colony in French Guyana during the ear...

One can only presume Henri Charriere (Papillon, or simply Papi to inmates) was a cat in a previous life, and was still blessed with nine lives in this, believe me he needed all of them. Nine death-defying escapes from the brutal penal settlements of French Guiana in eleven years, pushing his stubborn body to the brink each time, wow!, now that's quite something, how it was even possible for a man of flesh and bone not to die a hundred deaths whilst also going round the bend is beyond me. He woul...

What a story! Papillon is an autobiographical novel about a man who in 1931 was charged with killing someone (of course, the author claims he was innocent) and he was sentenced to a life of hard labor at a penal colony in French Guiana. After many weeks of planning, he managed to escape on a raft and sailed hundreds of miles to Colombia. He spent several months living happily in a fishing village -- with not one but two wives! -- but he was eventually picked up by the authorities and sent back t...

My mother knew Papillon and another one of the characters in the book (Francoise). He was a customer of my uncle's restaurant Il Padrino, in Venezuela, back in the 60's,70's (after this story was told). My brother was just an infant/toddler at this time and they would take turns throwing him in the air, swinging him, etc.. I told this guy Neil about this and he was shocked that my family knew this guy. He had read the book and loved it so much. So as a gift, he gave me a copy of the book. This b...

" لم أعش إلا من أجل تحقيق هذا الهدف : أن أهرب ، أن أهرب من السجن. ليس مهما أن أهرب بمفردي أو برفقة أحد، المهم أن أهرب. كانت هذه فكرة ثابتة في ذهني " "رحلة نحو الحرية " هذا ما يمكنني وصف به هذه الرواية . كانت توقعاتي لها مختلفة عما وجدت . لا أعني ان الرواية سيئة او لم تعجبني لكن فقط توقعتها بشكل مختلف عن ذلك . ظننت في البدا��ة انى سأجد ماتوقعت فها هو هنري شاريير المدعو بابيون أى الفراشة كما لُقب من البداية وقد تم إتهامه زوراً وحُكم عليه بالمؤبد ظلماً . " في تمام الساعة الحادية عشرة ليلاً ، ا...

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I read this book in the mid 70's, as a teenager. Then I read it again. And then, a little while later, I saw the film. The three events have subsequently blended into one, and I certainly now have difficulty differentiating the book from the film. But that's no big deal as I know the film followed the written narrative pretty closely. It's a true story of one man's battle against injustice and the terrible personal consequences that transpired.It left a big impression on me. It was a big story. ...