A cult autobiographical novel about a wrongfully imprisoned man who underwent many sorrows and hardships in an attempt to regain what he should never have lost: his freedom.

In 1931, Henri Charriere, nicknamed "Butterfly" because of the tattoo on his chest, was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder he did not commit and subsequently deported to the infamous penal colony in French Guiana. From that moment on, his whole mind was fixed on a single goal - to escape. After several failed attempts, he was transported to the Devil's Isles, where not a single prisoner had ever escaped... until Henri arrived.

To this day, the butterfly's fight for freedom remains one of the most incredible testimonies of human ingenuity, perseverance and courage. His story served as the basis for this extraordinary novel, as well as for two film adaptations, of which especially the older one, filmed in 1973 by director Franklin J. Schaffner (starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman), stuck in the memory of many viewers.< /p>