Papillon (book)
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Papillon is a novel written by Henri Charrière, first published in France on 30 April 1969. Papillon is Charrière's nickname. The novel supposedly details Papillon's incarceration and subsequent escap
First edition (French)
Devil's Island
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The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a French penal colony that operated for 100 years, from 1852 to 1952, and officially closed in 1953, in the Salvation Islands of Fren
Papillon (book)
…in France on 30 April 1969. Papillon is Charrière's nickname. The novel supposedly details Papillon's incarceration and subsequent escape from the French penal colony of French Guiana, and covers a 14-year period between 1931 and 1945. While Charrière claimed that Papillon was largely true, modern researchers believe…
The Dreyfus Tower on the Pointe des Roches, Kourou
A French prison hulk in Toulon harbour, 1850
Sleeping quarters/dormitory in the penal colony
Alfred Dreyfus in his room on Devil's Island, 1898. Stereoscopy sold by F. Hamel, Altona-Hamburg...; collection Fritz Lachmund