{"product_id":"papillon-a-moving-portrait-of-a-wrongfully-convicted-mans-fight-for-freedom-p-s","title":"Papillon: A Moving Portrait of a Wrongfully Convicted Man's Fight for Freedom (P.S.)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” ? The New Yorker • The source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenri Charrière, nicknamed \"Papillon,\" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was wrongfully convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the brutal French Guiana penal colony, 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 in this true story of survival remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharrière's astonishing adventure memoir, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A first-class adventure story.” ? New York Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow does a man framed for murder survive the world’s most notorious penal colony and plot an escape from a place no one has ever escaped before?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Prison Escape Classic: Henri ‘Papillon’ Charrière, marked by a butterfly tattoo and an unbreakable will, faces life imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit. Devil’s Island: After years of failed attempts, Papillon is sent to the inescapable island prison. His determination to be free leads to one of history's most daring feats of endurance. Based on a True Story: This gritty, shocking, and ultimately inspiring autobiography chronicles a relentless quest for freedom against the brutal horrors of the French Guiana penal system. Survival and Endurance: An uplifting odyssey of an innocent man’s refusal to be broken, a treasured tale of cunning and perseverance that inspired the iconic film starring Steve McQueen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":53956560290160,"sku":"978-0061120664","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53956560322928,"sku":"978-0061120664","price":33.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/815FoLzxfvL._SY522.jpg?v=1782742697","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/products\/papillon-a-moving-portrait-of-a-wrongfully-convicted-mans-fight-for-freedom-p-s","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}