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Papillon by Henri Charriere (1232 words) |
 | Papillon has been described as a masterpiece of oral literature in the sense Charriere writes as though he were telling the story over a pastis. |
| ‘Papillon’ is French for butterfly and was Charriere’s nickname during his ears among the Paris underworld – for though he was innocent of the killing that he was charged for, he was no innocent. |
| Papillon records it all with the utmost humanity though there can be no doubt that he’s one hard man. When one of his breaks fails due to a convict informing upon him, the grass is dead within a week – courtesy of Papillon’s knife in his chest. |
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