Papillon is a true account of Henri Charriere, a man who was framed for the murder of a pimp and sentenced to hard labor for life an a 1930's French prison, and his subsequent escape. the writing style of this book is very refreshing, it is obvious that the author is not an experienced writer. this writing style really goes to convey his raw feelings about the situations he was in, instead of being heavily edited it feels like the writer just wrote exactly how he felt, without need of frilly writing.
the brutal treatment of the prisoners is fairly astonishing compared to today, Papillon was subjected to a hulking prisoner under the guards control, in order to defeat this foe he poured boiling water in his face. there are many examples of this type of treatment throughout the book.
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