The Little Prince - Hardcover

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857932889 ISBN 13: 9781857932881

Publisher: Pavilion Books, 1995

Synopsis

A seaburn World Classic

About this title

About the Author:

Antoine De Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 in Lyon. In 1921, he began his training as a pilot By 1926, he had became one of the pioneers of international postal flight. In 1945 he embarked on a record-breaking attempt to fly from Paris to Saigon. Nineteen hours into the flight, his plane crashed in the Sahara desert. He survived the crash but spent three days battling dehydration, limited food and hallucinations. On the fourth day, the was rescued. In part, this experience was the inspiration for 'The Little Prince'. He continued to fly until World War II, during which he took self-imposed exile. On 31 July 1944, he disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1857932889
• ISBN 13: 9781857932881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96