Henri Charrière
French writer (1906–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. While Charrière claimed that Papillon was largely true, modern researchers believe that much of the book’s material came from other inmates, rather than Charrière himself. Charrière denied committing the murder, although he freely admitted to having committed various other petty crimes prior to his incarceration.
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Henri Charrière | |
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Born | (1906-11-16)16 November 1906 Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès, France |
Died | 29 July 1973(1973-07-29) (aged 66) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality (legal) | French later Venezuelan |
Other names | Papillon |
Occupation | Memoirist |
Known for | Papillon Banco |
Spouse(s) | Georgette Fourel (1929–30) Rita Bensimon (1945–73) |
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