In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry HMH, Literary Collections - 456 pages 0 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified Three. His writings include The Little Prince, Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, Southern Mail, and Airman's Odyssey. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Its exciting account of air adventure - through the treacherous passes of the Pyrenees, above the Sahara, along the snowy ramparts of the Andes - combined with lyrical prose and the soaring spirit of a philosopher, make this book one of the most popular works ever written about flying.ĪNTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, the Winged Poet, was born in Lyon, France, in 1900. Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, "Wind, Sand and Stars" is unsurprassed in capturing the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight.
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