Henri Charriere, Papillon 1st US Edition, 1970
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"Papillon" by Henri Charriere, Translated by June P. Watson and Walter B. Michaels. Introduction by Jean-Pierre Castelnau Published by William Morrow and Co, 1970.
"A modern classic of courage and excitement." [The New Yorker]
Henri Charriere, nicknamed "Papillon" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.
"Charriere's astonishing autobiography, Papillon, was first published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic--the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated. A first-class adventure story." [New York Review of Books]
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $39.95
"A modern classic of courage and excitement." [The New Yorker]
Henri Charriere, nicknamed "Papillon" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.
"Charriere's astonishing autobiography, Papillon, was first published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic--the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated. A first-class adventure story." [New York Review of Books]
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $39.95
Condition
Hard boards, red cloth spine with black and blue lettering, 6.1/2” x 9.1/2”; red endpapers are maps, 434 pages with red top edge, a little wear, the outer page edges are slightly stained, very good condition. See photos.
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