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ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPรRY (1900-1944). Intensรฉment impliquรฉ dans les premiรจres annรฉes de lยดaviation commerciale, ses romans sont intimement liรฉs ร ses expรฉriences en tant que pilote. Employรฉ par la compagnie Latรฉcoรจre, il sยดen chargera du courrier de Toulouse au Sรฉnรฉgal, parcours qui se prolongera jusquยดen Amรฉrique du Sud en 1929. ร partir de 1932, il se consacrera ร lยดรฉcriture et au journalisme, ce qui lยดamรจnera au Vietnam, ร Moscou et ร lยดEspagne de la guerre civile. Pendant la deuxiรจme Guerre Mondiale, il deviendra lยดune des voix de la Rรฉsistance et ร New-York il essaiera de faire entrer les amรฉricains dans le conflit. Au printemps 44, il rejoindra une patrouille de reconnaissance basรฉ en Sardaigne, puis en Corse, et le 31 juillet de cette annรฉe son avion disparaรฎtra en mer et ne sera retrouvรฉ quยดen 2000. ยซ Le Petit Prince ยป (1943) fut รฉcrit ร New-York et publiรฉ avec ses propres aquarelles. En France sera publiรฉ posthumรฉment en 1946, chez Gallimard. Le rรฉcit raconte la rencontre entre un aviateur, dont lยดavion tombe en panne au bel milieu du dรฉsert du Sahara et, pendant quยดil essaie de le rรฉparer, un petit garรงon sยดapproche de lui et lui demande de dessiner un mouton. Cยดest ainsi que commence un des livres les plus humains et les plus touchants quยดun lecteur peut espรฉrer trouver dans son expรฉrience en tant que tel. Review: Wonderful Edition in Original Language - I'm thrilled to have found this 2013 edition, which beautifully preserves the original 1946 French text. Reading "Le Petit Prince" in its native language is a rare treat, and this copy is in excellent condition. It includes the author's iconic illustrations, and they truly come to life against the high-quality, thick paper that gives the book a premium, tactile feel. The book itself is really well-designed and a joy to read. The layout is super clean, and the font size is perfect. It's honestly the best way to experience this classic philosophical fairy tale for any age, exactly as the author intended. Review: Trรจs Beau Livre pour Tous et Toujours - I read this book first for a high school French class and decided to revisit it a few years later. Once I opened the first page, I couldn't put it down. This is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about love, friendship, and innocence. When I first read it as a freshman, I couldn't believe I was being forced to read a book for "babies," and I skipped many of the pages and passages that I couldn't understand. However, this book is exceptionally powerful and goes much deeper than the average children's novel. It has important lessons and reminders for someone of any age, and as I've come back to it over the years, I've found new ones each time. There is an unexplainable magic and warmth that surrounds this book, and I would sincerely recommend it to anyone. There are benefits to buying this book in French, if you are able. The English translation is nice, but the French seems to be much more "complete" and satisfying. It reads like it was meant to be read. This book is also fantastic for language learning. I first read it in my third year of studying French, and while I found it to be difficult at the time, I was surprised by how much I recognized and was able to understand. All in all, in English or in French, this book is a classic for a reason, and I would encourage everyone to discover its spell for themselves.
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K**Z
Wonderful Edition in Original Language
I'm thrilled to have found this 2013 edition, which beautifully preserves the original 1946 French text. Reading "Le Petit Prince" in its native language is a rare treat, and this copy is in excellent condition. It includes the author's iconic illustrations, and they truly come to life against the high-quality, thick paper that gives the book a premium, tactile feel. The book itself is really well-designed and a joy to read. The layout is super clean, and the font size is perfect. It's honestly the best way to experience this classic philosophical fairy tale for any age, exactly as the author intended.
M**1
Trรจs Beau Livre pour Tous et Toujours
I read this book first for a high school French class and decided to revisit it a few years later. Once I opened the first page, I couldn't put it down. This is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about love, friendship, and innocence. When I first read it as a freshman, I couldn't believe I was being forced to read a book for "babies," and I skipped many of the pages and passages that I couldn't understand. However, this book is exceptionally powerful and goes much deeper than the average children's novel. It has important lessons and reminders for someone of any age, and as I've come back to it over the years, I've found new ones each time. There is an unexplainable magic and warmth that surrounds this book, and I would sincerely recommend it to anyone. There are benefits to buying this book in French, if you are able. The English translation is nice, but the French seems to be much more "complete" and satisfying. It reads like it was meant to be read. This book is also fantastic for language learning. I first read it in my third year of studying French, and while I found it to be difficult at the time, I was surprised by how much I recognized and was able to understand. All in all, in English or in French, this book is a classic for a reason, and I would encourage everyone to discover its spell for themselves.
D**L
A Classic
This is the original French version of a classic. The story has touched the lives of both young and old. The enchanting illustrations were by the author who was well known writer and pilot.
C**E
Great service
In French as expected. Arrived faster than expected. Very good condition as new for a little price. I am very much pleased'
P**S
Extraordinaire et trรจs impressionnant
Je lโai lu il y a plus de 50 ans, pour la premiรจre fois et cโest aussi belle aujourdโhui. Les larmes qui coulent sur mes joues, cโest tout simplement magnifique.
D**S
Classic
A classic French childrenโs book used in many course for learning the French language. I reread it to practice and refresh a bit on some idioms. A cute tale with lessons to be learned and a moral to be told, it serves its purpose.
K**A
A true classic!
A book everyone should read. In the original French if possible, or in any language (it's been translated to so many). A joy of discovery on every page.
T**H
The book that has come to define my life
I first met The Little Prince in a college French class and my love for him has continued to grow for almost half a century since. For "les enfants" who meet him, he's wonderful, but grown ups need to remember that what is most important is invisible to the eye so grow and age with our mutual friend. My husband and I take our friend with us on every trip, reading a chapter aloud together, noting where we are when we read. We finish and then begin again for voyages with The Little Prince are never the same. We also collect a version of the book in the language of different countries we visit. I could add many meaningful encounters with him, but one he gave me will always speak to my heart. Thirty years ago when my dear sister was far from me and in the final weeks of her battle with cancer, I would read it aloud to her over the phone -- once again just a chapter or two each time. As we neared the end and the Little Prince gave that wonderful gift of a star to the pilot, she stopped me and said "You know, from my bed I can't see the stars tonight, but I can see the moon. So tonight I want to give you a gift.. I'm going to give you the moon. Now every time you see it you'll know that we are connected and although at first you may be sad, eventually you will smile and my read wish is that you will begin to look up at the moon and laugh because you'll know we are joined together -- and people around you may look at you funny and ask why you are laughing at the moon -- but you'll just tell them it was a gift from The Little Prince and your big sister.. "Ce qui est important est invisible aux yeux."
M**L
Un classique en petit format ร emporter partout ..
Un classique en petit format ร emporter partout ..
T**M
Classic book one of the best ever written
Classic book one of the best ever written disguising a philosophical moral tale in the format of a children's book
E**M
beau
superbe beau livre
A**R
Buena calidad del libro
Una historia hermosa en un libro de calidad
R**A
Best book
Favourite childhood and adulthood book
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