{"product_id":"9780007179961","title":"Papillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Charriere, Henri, O'Brian, Patrick \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/05\/2005,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 688 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780007179961,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This edition of Papillon, one of the greatest adventure stories ever told, includes an exclusive new essay by Howard Marks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697701552172,"sku":"9780007179961","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780007179961.jpg?v=1722599918","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780007179961","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}