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Papillon Series

This series chronicles the extraordinary true story of a man wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Despite enduring thirteen years of brutal penal labor and inhumane conditions, his spirit remained unbroken. Driven by an unyielding desire for freedom, he faced severe punishments and personal loss but never gave up. His incredible resilience and courage ultimately led to a daring escape and a new beginning.

Motýľ 2
Papillon
Papillon ; Banco
Banco
Motýlek 1.-2. díl
Motýlek 2

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  1. 1

    Papillon

    • 688 pages
    • 25 hours of reading
    4.2(60708)Add rating

    An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and heroic adventure on shark-infested seas. Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere, nicknamed Papillon, was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. He was recaptured and put into solitary confinement but his spirit remained untamed: over thirteen years he made nine incredible escapes, including from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. This edition of Papillon, one of the greatest adventure stories ever told, includes an exclusive new essay by Howard Marks.

    Papillon
  2. 2

    Banco

    The further adventures of Papillon

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    Here at last is the sensational sequel to PAPILLON - the great story of escape and adventure that took the world by storm.Banco continues the adventures of Henri Charrière - nicknamed 'Papillon' - in Venezuela, where he has finally won his freedom after thirteen years of escape and imprisonment. Despite his resolve to become an honest man, Charrière is soon involved in hair-raising exploits with goldminers, gamblers, bank-robbers, revolutionaries - robbing and being robbed, his lust for life as strong as ever. He also runs night-clubs in Caracas until an earthquake ruins him in 1967 - when he decides to write the book that brings him international fame.Henri Charrière died in 1973 at the age of 66.BANCO is ferocious, funny, tender, crowded with incident and excitementBANCO is as vibrantly alive as PAPILLONBANCO is the work of a born story-teller.

    Banco

  • Motýlek 2

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    Francouz Henri Charriere strávil dvanáct let v trestanecké kolonii na Ďábelských ostrovech ve Francouzské Guayaně. Dvacet let po svém úspěšném útěku sedl a napsal o svém životě knihu. O obvinění z vraždy, kterou nespáchal, o odsouzení k doživotí, o deportaci do tropického pekla, kde se ocitl roku 1931, o dvou letech strávených na samotce, o příteli roztrhaném žraloky při pokusu o útěk, o sedmi dalších nezdařených pokusech i o tom posledním, úspěšném, kterým se ve 40. letech dopravil do úkrytu ve Venezuele...

    Motýlek 2

  • Motýlek 1.-2. díl

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    Charriérův Motýlek vyšel v Paříži v roce 1969 a rázem se stal literární senzací. Jistě potěší zejména novou generaci čtenářů, neboť je to nejen slavný bestseller, ale především výborné počtení. Francouz Henri Charrière strávil dvanáct let v trestanecké kolonii na Ďábelských ostrovech ve Francouzské Guayaně. Dvacet let po svém úspěšném útěku sedl a napsal o svém životě knihu. O obvinění z vraždy, kterou nespáchal, o odsouzení k doživotí, o deportaci do tropického pekla, kde se ocitl roku 1931, o dvou letech strávených na samotce, o příteli roztrhaném žraloky při pokusu o útěk, o sedmi dalších nezdařených pokusech i o tom posledním, úspěšném, kterým se ve 40. letech dopravil do úkrytu ve Venezuele...

    Motýlek 1.-2. díl

  • Papillon ; Banco

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    Henri Charriere, called "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. Charriere's astonishing autobiography, Papillon, was 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.

    Papillon ; Banco