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Papillon

Originally Published: 30, April 1969
Author: Henri Charriere
Genres: Historical Latin America Biographies, Historical Germany Biographies, Crime & Criminal Biographies, Biography, adventure, suspense, thriller, True Crime, Historical French Biographies, Drama

This book is in my opinion the granddaddy of prison escape books and movies. The story spans more than fourteen years and is about a guy who was wrongfully accused of a murder he never committed. This book was an immediate success and became a bestseller instantly, achieving widespread fame, and is considered a classic. It was the number one bestseller for twenty-one weeks in France alone, with more than 1.5 million copies sold in France alone. Two hundred thirty-nine editions of the book have since been published worldwide, in twenty-one different languages at the time of writing this review. (28/08/2021)

I bought this book just because I had the offer to buy any book for twenty-five percent price and I was looking for a huge book so I can get the most out of this deal and luckily I found this book. I am glad I choose this and when I started reading this book, I forgot about the time but even with the way it is written, I felt the time stop whenever I was reading about “Papi” pacing in his prison cell. It was hard to read at times when you realize a person was a prisoner for life and had to count every second of it, especially when he was innocent. I actually felt like being with him in the cell when he was in for solidarity. And again with him whenever he was spinning plan after plan for escape. This book and “Papi” are going to teach you so much about life that you can never learn in a free life. It’s about the freedom that we never even notice and just live our lives without appreciating the beauty and happiness around us.

Clearly one of the best reads I ever had. A classic.
The story is all about courage and the will to fight and never giving up in any situation. I learned a lot from this book and it helped me become a better version of myself.

Papi did something in one part that I was not happy about. Without spoiling anything, it is about two sisters. You’ll know what I am talking about when you read the book. Other than that I loved the book.


Synopsis:
“Henri Charrière, 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.

Charrière'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.”

The movies based on the book:
Papillon 1973
Starring: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory

Papillon 2018
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Yorick van Wageningen


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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