Publication

2001 - Perennial, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

136,000 words, Guess

Page Count

544 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • LibraryThing44847
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001016751
  • OCLC Control Number45827753
  • Better World Books9780060934798

Classifications

  • DDC365/.6/092
  • DDCB
  • LCCHV8956.G8 C513 2001
and 1 more
  • LCCHV8956.G8C513 2001

Description

Papillon is an autobiographical novel written by Henri Charrière, first published in France on 30 April 1969. Papillon is Charrière's nickname, deriving from a butterfly tattoo inscribed on his chest. The novel details Papillon's incarceration and subsequent escape from the French penal colony of French Guiana, and covers a 14-year period between 1931 and 1945.

Subjects

Topics

Places

French GuianaGuyana FrancesaGuayana Francesa

People

Henri Charrière (1906-)Henri Charrière (1906-1973)

Times

Genres

  • Biography

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