The Little Prince

The Little Prince (French Le Petit Prince), published in 1943, is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous novel, which he wrote while staying at a hotel in New York.

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French - 1943 - French - Aviator - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Novel - New York

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Ostensibly a children's book, it makes several profound and idealistic points about life and love. In it, Saint-Exupéry imagines himself stranded in the Sahara Desert where he meets a young extra-terrestrial prince. In their conversations, the author reveals his own views about the follies of mankind and the simple wisdom that adults seem to forget when they grow up.

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Children's book - Sahara

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The novel includes a number of drawings by Saint-Exupéry himself, which are reproduced in most versions.

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The Little Prince sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.

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