Henri Charrière

Henri Charrière, called "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 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 simply would not be defeated.

Here at last is the sensational sequel to PAPILLON - the great story of escape and adventure that took the world by storm.Banco continues the adventures of Henri Charrière - nicknamed 'Papillon' - in Venezuela, where he has finally won his freedom after thirteen years of escape and imprisonment. Despite his resolve to become an honest man, Charrière is soon involved in hair-raising exploits with goldminers, gamblers, bank-robbers, revolutionaries - robbing and being robbed, his lust for life as strong as ever. He also runs night-clubs in Caracas until an earthquake ruins him in 1967 - when he decides to write the book that brings him international fame.Henri Charrière died in 1973 at the age of 66.BANCO is ferocious, funny, tender, crowded with incident and excitementBANCO is as vibrantly alive as PAPILLONBANCO is the work of a born story-teller.

A susţinut încă de la început că este nevinovat, fiind nevoit să-şi părăsească soţia însărcinată şi fiica şi să ia calea închisorii. După câteva încercări de evadare eşuate, Papillon este în sfârşit eliberat şi se stabileşte în Venezuela. Titlul cărţii este dat de porecla pe care Henri Charriere a primit-o în închisoare, după tatuajul în formă de fluture pe care îl avea pe piept.Veridicitatea poveştii a fost de multe ori contestată de unii critici, dar el a susţinut întotdeauna că tot ce a scris este adevărat, cu mici scăpări din cauza golurilor de memorie, în 2005 la Paris a apărut un anume Charles Brunier, care a pretins că este adevăratul Papillon. Mulţi au fost cei care au dat crezare acestuia, cu atât mai mult cu cât în anii prezentaţi în roman, Brunier fusese coleg cu Charriere.

This book is two books in one. It has been translated from the French by Patrick O'Brian.

1973 edition, in Norwegian, a like-new, apparently unread, unworn, unopened, unmarked, hardcover with a textured black leatherette cover and embossed gilt lettering on green on the the spine, without a dust jacket, as issued, it appears, by Henri Charriere. Oversatt av Axel Amlie. This volume is one of the Den Norske Bokklubben series. ISBN 525-0151-6.

Barcelona. 21 cm. 548 p., 2 h. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Charrière, Henri 1906-1973. Traducción del francés, Domingo Pruna y Vicente Villacampa. Índice. Indice .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8422613247, 9788422613244

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

in8. Cartonné.

in8. 1969. reliure pleine toile sous rhodoid. 516 pages.