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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Henri_CharrièreHenri Charrière - Wikipedia

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   Henri Charrière ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ʃaʁjɛʁ]; 16 November 1906 – 29 July 1973) was a French writer, convicted of murder in 1931 by the French courts and pardoned in 1970. He wrote the novel Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony in French Guiana.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Henri-CharriereHenri Charrière | Papillon, Autobiography, Prisoner | Britannica

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   Henri Charrière (born 1906, Ardèche, France—died July 29, 1973, Madrid, Spain) was a French criminal and prisoner in French Guiana who described a lively career of imprisonments, adventures, and escapes in an autobiography, Papillon (1969).

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   Nov 6, 2021 · Henri Charrière was a French gangster who claimed he was wrongly imprisoned on Devil's Island and escaped seven times. He wrote a bestselling autobiography Papillon, which was adapted into a movie starring Steven McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.

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6. www.thoughtco.com › henri-charriere-biography-4172544Story of Henri Charrière, Author of Papillon - ThoughtCo

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   Sep 28, 2018 · Learn about the life and adventures of Henri Charrière, a notorious petty thief who escaped from a brutal prison in French Guiana and wrote the famous novel Papillon. Discover the controversies surrounding his story and the doubts about its authenticity.

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   Aug 11, 2015 · Learn about the brutal penal colony where Henri Charrière, the author of Papillon, was imprisoned and escaped in 1931. See photos of the historic site, its buildings, and its surroundings in French Guiana.

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   Was Henri Charrière a prisoner?

   • Henri Charrière on the set of the 1973 film Papillon. Henri Charrière (1906 – 1973) was a French petty criminal who was incarcerated for murder in a penal colony in French Guiana. He famously escaped the brutal prison by building a raft, and in 1970 he published the book Papillon, detailing his experiences as a prisoner.

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   Who was Henri Charrière?

   • Henri Charrière ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ʃaʁjɛʁ]; 16 November 1906 – 29 July 1973) was a French writer, convicted of murder in 1931 by the French courts and pardoned in 1970. He wrote the novel Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony in French Guiana.

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   How did Henri Charrière get his name?

   • Henri Charrière (born 1906, Ardèche, France—died July 29, 1973, Madrid, Spain) was a French criminal and prisoner in French Guiana who described a lively career of imprisonments, adventures, and escapes in an autobiography, Papillon (1969). Charrière’s nickname derived from the design of a butterfly (French: “papillon”) tattooed on his chest.

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   How old was Henri Charrière when he died?

   • However, Henri Charrière wouldn’t live long to truly enjoy his wealth and freedom. He died on July 29, 1973 at the age of 66. At the time of his death, “Papillon” had sold more than 5 million copies worldwide — and continues to captivate readers to this day.

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   Papillon (French:, lit. "butterfly") is a novel written by Henri Charrière, first published in France on 30 April 1969. Papillon is Charrière's nickname. The novel details Papillon's purported incarceration and subsequent escape from the French penal colony of French Guiana, and covers a 14-year period between 1931 and 1945.

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    Jul 18, 2018 · Directed by Michael Noer, the biographical drama chronicles the story of French convict Henri Charrière (nicknamed Papillon) and the extraordinary story of his imprisonment and escape from a notorious prison located on Devil's Island in French Guiana.