Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9781405288194 Number of pages: 96 Weight: 210 g Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 8 mm You may also be interested in. Best known throughout the world as the author and illustrator of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery wrote several other books that have also become classics of world literature.

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He wrote The Little Prince in the United States during a two-year self-imposed exile from occupied France. The Little Prince quickly became their best-selling book, but copies published by Harcourt were published after 1948. Lonely on his tiny world, one day the prince, catching hold of a migration of wild birds, left on a journey across the stars to learn life’s mysteries of love, loss and beauty in a universe corrupted by grown-up logic. This stunning new edition of the classic children's book The Little Prince, includes the classic English translation by Katherine Woods and original colour illustrations which will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.Īntoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) was born in Lyons, France. The little prince lived on a very small planet, hardly any bigger than a house. and thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed the world forever for its readers. ' Please,' asks the stranger, 'draw me a sheep.'Īnd the pilot realises that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most extraordinary little fellow standing before him. Great deals on The Little Prince Antiquarian & Collectible Books.

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