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Originally Posted by majmill7
Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.
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Papillon by Henri Charrière,
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Charrière's 1970 best-selling book Papillon, which he said was "75 percent true," details his alleged numerous escapes, attempted escapes, adventures and recaptures, from his imprisonment in 1932 to his final escape to Venezuela. The book's title is Charrière's nickname, derived from a butterfly tattoo on his chest (papillon being French for butterfly). Modern researchers, however, believe that Charrière got much of his story material from other inmates, and, thus, see the work as more fictional than autobiographical.
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Excellent book, I highly recommend it.