Papillon
Henri Charrière
Memoir / Historical Fiction
Papillon
by Henri Charrière
—· 560 p· 1969
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canondarktensehauntingadventurous
Overview
About
Describes the life of a man sent to prison on a miserable island, Cayena, where escape is impossible. It is a terrible life for him but he finally escapes after much suffering.
Pages
560
Accent Educational Publishers
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Survival Hardship10
Prison Escape Tension9
Emotional depth8
Narration8
Pacing8
Worldbuilding7
Prose6
Plot twists6
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