Bøger af Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"Carnets" er en udgivelse af Antoine de Saint-Exupérys tanker, beretninger og overvejelser, som han nedfældede dem i sine små, læderindbundne dagbøger.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry blev født i 1900. Han var blandt flyvningens pionerer i Frankrig og gjorde fra 1926 tjeneste som pilot på de franske luftpostlinjer og var senere chef for en nordafrikansk flyveplads.I 1929 kom hans første bog, "Postflyveren", der fulgtes af "Flyveren i natten", "Blæsten, sandet og stjernerne", samt "Krigsflyveren", "Breve til et gidsel" og det beåndede poetiske eventyr "Den lille prins". Han deltog aktivt som krigsflyver i anden verdenskrig, hvorunder han styrtede ned og blev dræbt i 1944. Efter hans død udkom "Brev til en general" og den store, tankevækkende roman "Citadellet".Han er blevet kaldt "Luftens Joseph Conrad" og sammenlignet med Hemingway, T. E. Lawrence og Lin Yutang, men indtager sin helt selvstændige plads i samtidens moderne litteratur.

Written during World War II, The Little Prince tells of the friendship between the narrator, an aviator stranded in the Sahara desert, and a mysterious boy whom he encounters there.

A beautiful gift edition of this touching and wise classic book, with the original translation by Katherine Woods and full-colour illustrations. A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most extraordinary little fellow standing before him. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." He pulls out a pencil and paper . . . 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. Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. This stunning new edition includes the classic English translation by Katherine Woods and original colour illustrations which will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's multi-million copy bestseller in a Picador Classic edition, translated by Ros Schwartz, with an introduction by Kate Mosse.

First Published in 1943, Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) is a widely collected book and has been published in 190 languages. This is the only Swahili translation in the world and includes the original drawings by the author, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Swahili is the widest spoken African language with more than 100 million speakers worldwide. This is a valuable collector's item and a memorable gift to those who love Le Petit Prince.