Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
28.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
179718
Points per Word
0.000156
Page Count
544
Points per Page
0.051471
Description
Henry Charrière was convicted in Paris in 1931 for a murder he did not commit. He was sent to Devil's Island, a place where he was the first person to ever escape. The translation is by June P. Wilson and Walter B. Michaels.