{"product_id":"papillon-by-henri-charriere-2044s","title":"Papillon by Henri Charriere","description":"\u003cp\u003eA modern classic of courage and excitement.¬†-The New Yorker • The source for the¬†iconic prison-escape¬†film starring Steve McQueen  Henri Charri√®re, 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:¬†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.  Charri√®re's astonishing autobiography,¬†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.  A first-class adventure story.¬†-¬†New York Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41835396300874,"sku":"2044s","price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/Book-Express-No-Image-Main_6f02d861-b3a7-4706-bd81-61e489e3d325.png?v=1764474845","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/papillon-by-henri-charriere-2044s","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}