Banco by Henri Charrière

The further adventures of Papillon

After escaping the brutal penal system, the narrator chronicles his struggle to turn freedom into a stable life: returning to Europe to fight for justice, battling bureaucracy and hostile officials, and traveling between continents as he builds a new existence amid lovers, friends, and criminal associates; the book blends legal fight, adventure, and personal reflection as he seeks to clear his name, secure material success, and reckon with the costs of survival.