Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's delightful story, fully illustrated in colour
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, born in Lyon 29 June 1900, was a French writer and aviator. In 1921 he began his military service and trained as a pilot, and at the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the French Air Force flying reconnaissance missions. Later, he joined the Free French Forces but while flying a mission in the Rhone valley on 31 July 1944 he disappeared and was never seen again. It was assumed that he was shot down over the Mediterranean. An unidentifiable body wearing French colours was found several days later and buried in Carqueiranne that September.
Ever since its original publication in French in 1943, Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry’s story has enchanted audiences of all ages . . . The
story’s wisdom on loneliness – in cities crowded with people – and
consumerism – in a world replete with natural joys – remains as
resonant as eve
*The Guardian*
Of all the books written in French over the past century, Antoine
de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince is surely the best loved in the
most tongues
*The New Yorker*
Every chapter in this book has a unique lesson; every encounter is
an allegory. It is whimsical and magical . . . Saint-Exupéry
created a masterpiece that has lived in the hearts of adults and
children for decades
*The Daily Star*
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