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Reddit mentions of Papillon (P.S.)
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HarperCollins Publishers
Specs:
| Height | 8 inches |
| Length | 5.31 inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | August 2006 |
| Weight | 1.03 Pounds |
| Width | 0.92 inches |
I recently finished reading Papillon by Henri Charriere, and I think it would have a lot of the elements you enjoy from Breaking Bad. It's about a French convict sentenced to life in a French Guyana prison camp in the 1930's, and his many escape attempts and adventures. Charriere claims it is his life story, but many historians believe it is a combination of other convict's adventures, however it is still very good. It was turned into a movie staring Steve McQueen.
Papillon
Book and Movie
A "true" story about a man sent to the prison colony in French Guiana and Devil's Island. He escaped several times, was in solitary several times. Some of it seems a little far fetched but it's a good read and mostly true.
The movie's not bad; Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. Lots of "indigenous topless" scenes during one part of the movie so be warned before you show to your 11 year old.
Midnight Express is an awesome true prison movie as well.
Hey it's a book too! Did not know that.
Book is outstanding too. Autobiography.
Right up there with Shantaram.
http://www.amazon.com/Papillon-P-S-Henri-Charriere/dp/0061120669/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1374207117&sr=8-2&keywords=Papillon
Papillon is a great true story.
Set in the 1930s and the inspiration for the Steve McQueen film: Papillion by Henri Charrière.