Henri Charrière
personal-info
known-for
Writing
gender
Male
birthday
1906-11-16
place-of-birth
Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès, Département Ardèche, France
also-known-as
Henri Charriere
Henri-Antoine Charrière
Papillon
biography
Henri Charrière was a French citizen sentenced to imprisonment for murder and transported to the penal settlements of French Guiana. His astonishing escapes became material for his published self-biography and the feature film "Papillon".