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PAPILLON PB

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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.

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ISBN9780007179961
PublisherHarper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct
Publication Date05/03/05
Pages688

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  • arthurzturm
    arthurzturm

    171 Followers

    5.0

    Den Film hatte ich Jahre zuvor gesehen und er bleibt ebenfalls ein Klassiker, wobei es auch genügend abweichende Herausstellungsmerkmale gibt. Autobiographische Elemente, ob vom Autor selbst (oder Mitgefangenen spielt für mich keine Rolle), gepaart mit Fakten und Fantasie, lassen ein Meisterwerk der Gefängnisromane entstehen. Sehr empfehlenswert.

    Aug 17, 2024

  • olv
    olv

    11 Followers

    3.5

    Interessante Geschichte, aber…

    …dass sich Fiktives / Geschichten von anderen Häftlingen mit seiner vermischen, macht das Buch schlechter …die Sprache, insbesondere im letzten Abschnitt, einfach übel menschenverachtend ist (ungefähr 50 Mal das N-Wort)

    Nov 10, 2025

  • 1.0

    The writing style took me while to get into, and i was very close to a dnf, but I wanted to know how the story ends. This book is very different to what I normally read and at first i didn't understand why i didn't like it. But then it hit me: it lacks emotions. This book is a pure representation of events without a change of tone and that's just not for me.

    Jan 1, 2024

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