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1900s, 1944: The story of Antoine Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince
The Prince of the Skies
What you need to know before your trail
Writer. Romantic. Pilot. Hero.
All Antoine de Saint Exupéry wants to do is be a pilot. But flying is a dangerous dream and one that sets him at odds with his aristocratic background and the woman he loves. Despite attempts to keep him grounded, Antoine is determined to venture forwards into the unknown. Together with his friends, Jean and Henri, he will pioneer new mail routes across the globe and help change the future of aviation. In the midst of his adventures, Antoine also begins to weave a children’s story that is destined to touch the lives of millions of readers around the world. A story called The Little Prince . . . Fame and fortune may have finally found Antoine, but as the shadow of war begins to threaten Europe, he’s left to wonder whether his greatest adventure is yet to come . . .
Travel Guide
Booktrail it to the settings of Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s world and The Little Prince
This is a story of Saint-Exupéry’s work is inspired by his experiences as a pilot. One notable example is his novella, The Little Prince, a poetic tale self-illustrated in watercolours in which a pilot stranded in the desert meets a young prince fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. The Little Prince is a philosophical story, including societal criticism, remarking on the strangeness of the adult world.
“Rarely have an author and a character been so intimately bound together as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and his Little Prince,”
“…the two remain tangled together, twin innocents who fell from the sky.”
Two editions of The Little Prince are on display at the Saint-Exupéry exhibit at the Air and Space Museum in Paris, France.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Prince of the Skies
Destination: France, Paris, Lyon, Argentina Author/guide: Antoine Saint-Exupéry Departure Time: 1900s, 1944
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