{"product_id":"papillon-9780061120664","title":"Papillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A modern classic of courage and excitement.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to be a Major Motion Picture Starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri 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: \u003cem\u003eescape\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharrière's astonishing autobiography, \u003cem\u003ePapillon\u003c\/em\u003e, 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\u003cp\u003e\"A first-class adventure story.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharriere, Henri:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in 1906, and imprisoned in 1931, Henri Charrière finally escaped in 1945 to Venuzuela, where he married, settled in Caracas, and opened a restaurant. He died in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608634626322,"sku":"9780061120664","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f15b82b-e921-41c1-865d-04fb37bbe14e.jpg?v=1732323701","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/papillon-9780061120664","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}