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Main Title:
Papillon / Henri Charrière ; translated from the French by Patrick O'Brian.
Author:
Charrière, Henri, 1906-1973
Imprint:
London : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Collation:
560 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Series Title:
Harper Perennial modern classics
Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Hart-Davis, 1970.
Summary:
Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charrière (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. 42 days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom. Recaptured, he was sent to Devil's Island, a hell-hole of disease & brutality. In 13 years he made nine daring escapes.
ISBN:
9780007179961 (pbk)
Dewey Class:
365.6092
B CHA
365.6'092
B/CHA
365.6092CHA
365.6092 CHA
B.CHA
365.609 CHA
365.609
Language:
English
French
Subject:
Charrière, Henri, 1906-1973
Prisoners -- Biography
Escapes -- French Guiana -- Devil's Island
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BRN:
230493
Bookmark Link:
https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/MASK/BIBENQ?BRN=230493

Holdings:

LocationCollectionCall NumberStatus/Desc
Alkrington Library
Lending Library Book
B CHA
Adult non-fiction
  • Available
Middleton Library
Lending Library Book
B.CHA
Adult non-fiction
  • Onloan - Due: 01 Aug 2025
Rochdale Central Library
Lending Library Book
B CHA
Adult non-fiction
  • Available
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