Le Petit Prince

French language

Published Feb. 23, 1999

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978-2-07-040850-4
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The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince, pronounced [lə p(ə)ti pʁɛ̃s]) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 and was published posthumously in France following liberation; Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the Vichy Regime. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults and human nature.The Little Prince became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published. It has been translated into over 301 languages and dialects. The Little Prince has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, …

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A blond extra-terrestrial kid ends up in the Sahara desert when visiting Earth for the first time. There he meets a strange grown up man that believes to understand children better than the rest of his generation. This man, with a continuous anti-growing-up speech, is the narrator of the story. Not surprisingly the kid ends up developing suicidal tendencies, but the absence of a corps seems to assure the narrator that he just went back to his original planet. The book has cute drawings and can work as an effective punishment for misbehaved kids.

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