Books with author Antoine Saint-Exupery

THE LITTLE PRINCE is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous novella. It has been translated into more than 190 languages and sold more than 200 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books ever. The story, first published in 1943, is about a pilot who must make an emergency landing in the desert because of engine problems. This is ironic, since the author himself took off in a plane over the Mediterranean just a year later and was never seen or heard from again. This timeless story has been adapted to various media over the decades, including stage, screen and operatic works.

When a pilot finds himself alone and stranded with a broken-down plane, a little prince is his only companion living on a strange deserted planet. Full of wisdom, humour and delight, this book while intended for children is also a favourite of adults for its quirkiness and insight. First published in 1943 and written by now-famous French writer Antoine de Saint Exupery, The Little Prince has grown to be a world-wide classic, loved by many. This edition features the original drawings by Saint Exupery, which help to bring the story to life.

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The Little Prince lives alone on a small, strange planet, where he tends volcanoes, cares for a special rose, and watches sunsets. Meet this beloved character and learn about his adventures in four winsome board books--I Am the Little Prince/Je Suis Le Petit Prince, A Day with the Little Prince, Friends of the Little Prince, and Counting with the Little Prince--inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's enduring tale of friendship.

I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams...A young aviator crashes his plane in the middle of the Sahara Desert. In the isolation of the blistering sand dunes, he meets a strange little boy - the little prince. Over the next ten days, as the aviator tries to fix his plane on a fast depleting store of food and water, he also gradually learns the little prince’s extraordinary story. The little prince talks of his own tiny planet, his beloved rose, the serious threat of baobabs, and of his travels to different planets. As the sad experiences of the little prince’s life are unfurled, so grows the affection for him in the aviator’s heart.Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic text has enthralled its readers, adults and children alike, over decades. The story is reflective of notions of loyalty, friendship, love and hope, easy but intense. The little prince’s simplicity throws the futility of endless human desires into a sharp relief, making it as profound as it is poetic.

In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression. And Saint-Exupéry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors. Now Harcourt is issuing uniform full-color foreign language editions. The restored artwork glows like never before. These affordable and beautiful editions are sure to delight an entire new generation of readers, students, children, and adults for whom Saint-Exupéry's story will open the door to a new understanding of life.

'All grown-ups were once children - although few of them remember it'. A pilot forced to crash land in the Sahara desert encounters a little prince who is visiting the earth from his own small planet with its three volcanoes and a beautiful flower. Through this meeting, the aviator comes to discover many of life's universal truths which illuminate the human condition with all its foibles, cunning and eccentricities. This wonderful and remarkable book will enchant both children and adults alike. It is a strange and wonderful parable for all ages, championing the beauty and wisdom of childhood which fades when one becomes 'a grown up'. Antoine De Saint-Exupery's book has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies. Its magic is in its charm, its simplicity and its truths which speak to people of many nations and generations.

Fingerprint! Pocket Classics are perfect pocket-sized editions with complete original content. Convenient to carry, priced right, and ideal for gifting and collecting, each classic with its vibrant cover and flap jacket offers an ultimate reading experience. It’s the Sahara Desert, and a pilot has crashed his plane. When suddenly a young boy—with golden hair and a loveable laugh, and who claims to have fallen to Earth—appears before him and asks him to draw a sheep, what does he do? He draws it! Thus begins this poetic and sublime adventure, an enchanting fable, The Little Prince, which encloses in its heart the teachings of love, loss, loneliness, and friendship.