Saint Exupéry: A Biography - Softcover

Schiff, Stacy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306807408 ISBN 13: 9780306807404

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1997

Synopsis

When he vanished in 1944—disappearing into thin air as the Little Prince does in his best-loved work—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was already a legend. His name is synonymous with the golden age of aviation, when pilots flew through desert sandstorms in open cockpits and without instruments, fired at by rebellious tribes. The author of many of the classics of aviation literature, he also wrote the children's classic The Little Prince , the most widely translated book in the French language. Stacy Schiff, with an infectious fascination for her subject, has brought Saint-Exupéry to life in this definitive, humane, and hugely entertaining biography.

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From the Inside Flap:

When he vanished in 1944?disappearing into thin air as the Little Prince does in his best-loved work?Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was already a legend.  An internationally celebrated, but absent-minded pilot, Saint-Eupéry crashed frequently, narrowly escaping a full catalogue of deaths, making literature of most of his mishaps.

With lively wit and an infectious fascination for her subject, Stacy Schiff brings Saint-Exupéry wonderfully to life in this definitive biography of the enchanting and complex author-aviator.

From the Back Cover:

"A remarkable biography; indeed, it is impossible to imagine the job better done. It is balanced, perceptive, thoroughly researched and exceptionally well written." ¾ The New Yorker

"A superlative example of biography-as-art. And after you have savoured her line-by-lien perceptive and insightful writing, you'll want to do the same with her subject's classic books as well." ¾ Edmonton Journal

"Superb, spirited, enthralling..." ¾David McCullough

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0306807408
• ISBN 13: 9780306807404
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544