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Papillon by Henri Charrière is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Papillon about?
Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charriere (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana and eventually to Devil's Island, a hell-hole of disease and brutality. No one had ever escaped from this notorious prison - until Papillon took to the shark infested sea supported only by a makeshift coconut-sack raft.
Who reads Papillon?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Henri Charrière
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Published
- 1973
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780586034866
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- True Crime, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.23 / 5 (626 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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