Books with author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

As one of the most translated books in the world, and possibly the most popular children's book, The Little Prince holds a unique place in the world of literature. With guidance from the original watercolors, the story is straightforward. A young traveler visits several planets, including earth. On these planets he meets grownups, who don't make sense, and eventually the author, who has crash-landed in the Sahara desert. Along the way he makes friends and discovers the meaning of love. Throughout are the themes of imagination, loneliness, and remembrance. With clear and succinct prose that hews to the original while avoiding becoming awkward and obscure, after 80 years, this new translation makes the work come alive.

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince 2018 Wall Calendar features the art and wisdom from one of the most beloved books in the world.The story of an aviator who crashes his plane into the middle of the Saharan desert and meets a young extraterrestrial prince who has fallen to Earth, it is also a tender fable of friendship and loneliness, love and loss. Sure to capture the hearts and imaginations of the entire family, The Little Prince 2018 Wall Calendar is the perfect showcase for Saint-Exupéry's beautiful illustrations of cherished characters, including the clever fox, the proud rose, and of course, the Little Prince himself, as well as quotes from the book.

This wonderful book includes not only the beloved and deep story of The Little Prince, but Antoine de Saint-Exupery's best quotes and the prayer. Enjoy reading! In one of his letters Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote once: “In eternity I will be asked how I’ve used my talent, what I’ve done for human beings…” If you have read this book, perhaps that means the Little Prince has tamed you, too, that he’s become the child living in your heart, too, who helps you to repent, to purify yourself again and again. Perhaps you have revealed, too, that the spiritual ties are the strongest, that sometimes it is simply enough to take care of a flower to be happy… In the novel of “The Little Prince”, in this cozy treasury of universal and spiritual values, we find the real beauty and truth, so simple and concealed at the same time. And we realize deep in our soul what this child’s mission was… We see a child who could make water flow in the desert, who loved and devoted himself to all with his entire soul, who understood the language of heart and who knew the spiritual things. Saint-Exupery carried his Little Prince with him through all his life, never let him alone at any crossroads of life and lived as the Little Prince did, being ready to give his life for a friend, never placing body higher than soul, loving his homeland, remaining child in soul and dreaming, falling and flying… “The Captain of Birds” was free-minded, indeed. And he flew for the last time, made a slit into the white clouds by his airplane and hovered to the sparkling stars, to the promising unknown… I don’t think Saint-Ex will be asked many questions in eternity: it is sufficient to see all the hearts he poured with warmness and reminded the art of loving…

«Il est inexplicable que nous soyons vivants. Je remonte, ma lampe électrique àla main, les traces de l'avion sur le sol. À deux cent cinquante mètres de son point d'arrêt nous retrouvons déjàdes ferrailles tordues et des tôles dont, tout le long du parcours, il a éclaboussé le sable. Nous saurons, quand viendra le jour, que nous avons tamponné presque tangentiellement une pente douce au sommet d'un plateau désert.»