Title: Papillon
First published: 2001
Description: Describes the life of a man sent to prison on a miserable island, Cayena, where escape is impossible. It is a terrible life for him but he finally escapes after much suffering.
Subjects: Prisoners, biography, Escapes, Prisoners, Biography, Autobiographical fiction, Prison life in fiction, Personal narratives, Biography: general, Language readers, Biografía, Colonias penales francesas, French Penal colonies, Presos, Prisons et pénitenciers, Évasions, Biographies, Prisonniers, Modern fiction, Spanish language, French Guiana, Biography/Autobiography, Vietnamese language books, Iles du salut
Places: Devil's Island (Île du Diable), French Guiana, Guayana Francesa, Guyana Francesa, Devil's Island (French Guiana)
People: Henri Charrière, Henri Charrière (1906-1973), Henri Charrière (1906-)
Time periods: 20th century, 1970