Papillon
(Henri Charrière)
An homage to the will to survive. In October 1932, the 15-
year-old Henri Charriere is accused of the murder of a
procurer. Papillon, which is his nickname, is sentenced
to
lifelong arrest and is sent to Cayenne, French Guayana.
After a short period of time he tries to escape for the
first time. His attempt fails, one of ten overall
attempts
to escape. Finally, after thirteen agonizing years, he
manages to escape. Papillon (butterlfly) swears that
he's
not guilty, yet, that makes no difference. Beyond moral
and
humanity, he is a victim of his tormentor's disposal.
Those
tormentors try absolutely everything to break his will
to
survive. The unmercifulness, the cruelty, the
"established"
torture methods meke the human Papillon meet the edge of
sanity. But unlike the other inmates, Papillon preserves
the
will to survive. After every failed attempt to flee, he
is
charged with several years of solitary confinement. In
complete darkness, on a few squaremeters, surrounded by
concrete, Papillon only fights against the inner wish to
surrender, finally give up and die.
"Papillon" by Henri Charriere is an auto-biography which
shows the reader the very truth of the penal system of
his
time.
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