Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944)
Author of The Little Prince
About the Author
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1900 - 1944 Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born in Lyon, France on June 29, 1900. Saint-Exupery was educated in Jesuit schools. He later attended a Catholic boarding school in Switzerland before entering the Ecole de Beaux-Arts as an architecture student. de Saint-Exupery show more began his military service in 1921 and was sent to Strasbourgh to be trained as a pilot. He received his pilot's license in 1922 and, after a few dead end jobs as a bookkeeper and an automobile salesman, he began flying mail for a commercial airline company. His route over North Africa was the basis for his first novel, Southern Mail, in 1929. His second novel, Night Flight, became an international bestseller and was made into a film in 1933. By that time, de Saint-Exupery was married to Consuelo Gomez Castillo and was working as a test pilot for Air France. He was also working as a foreign correspondent covering May Day events in Moscow and writing a series on the Spanish Civil War. His book, Wind, Sand and Stars won the French Academy's 1939 Grand Prix du Roman and the National Book Award in the United States. He came to the United States after France fell in World War II, but rejoined the French Air Force in North Africa in 1943. That same year he published The Little Prince, a children's story of such universal appeal that it has been translated into close to fifty languages. Antoine de Saint-Exupery took off on a flight over Southern France on July 31, 1944 and was never seen again. In 1998, a fisherman found a bracelet with his name and his wife's name engraved on it, 150 kilometers west of Marseilles. (Bowker Author Biography) After escaping death in several accidents while flying as a pilot over the most dangerous sections of the French airmail service in South America, Africa, and the South Atlantic, Saint-Exupery was reported missing over southern France in 1944. Night Flight (1931) was introduced by Andre Gide and was at once proclaimed a masterpiece. Wind, Sand and Stars (1939) is a series of tales, interspersed with philosophical reflections on earth as a planet and on the nobility of the common people. Flight to Arras (1942) is the author's own account of a hopeless reconnaissance sortie during the tragic days of May 1940. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Do not combine this page with "de Saint-Exupery" or "Saint-Exupery". There are other authors with that surname.
Series
Works by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A Guide for Grown-ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupry (2002) 219 copies
Little Prince 75th Anniversary Edition: Includes the History and Making of the Classic Story (2018) 105 copies
Night flight — Author — 15 copies
Moje planeta — Author — 11 copies
La historia completa de El principito (edición 70 aniversario con el texto original y documentos inéditos): 70º… (2013) 10 copies, 1 review
Lire et s'entraîner : Antoine de Saint-Exupéry : Le Petit Prince [book + sound recording] (2017) — Writer — 9 copies
The Little Prince 7 copies
Mi primer Principito (Castellano - A PARTIR DE 6 AÑOS - ÁLBUMES - Álbumes ilustrados) (2017) 4 copies
Oeuvres d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4 copies
Saint-Exupéry : [výbor z díla] 3 copies
PEQUENO PRINCIPE, O - VOL. 1 3 copies
Wind, Sand and Stars | Flight to Arras | Letter to a Hostage — Author — 3 copies
Pode mnou země 3 copies
Letter to General "X" 3 copies
Obras completas — Author — 3 copies
El Principito [ABRIDGED] 3 copies
Best-in-Books: Grand Hotel / Voice of Bugle Ann / Life with Father / Mutiny on the Bounty / Postman Always Rings Twice (1962) — Contributor — 3 copies
ESCRITOS DE GUERRA 1939-1944 com A CARTA A UM REFÉM — Author — 2 copies
星の王子さま 2 copies
FLUTURIM NATEN 2 copies
Coffret Saint-Exupéry (4 volumes) : Pilote de guerre - Terre des hommes - Ecrits de guerre - Vol de nuit (2000) — Author — 2 copies
风沙星辰 2 copies
Obras completas 2 copies
Le Petit Prince D'Apres Antoine De Saint-Exupery — Author — 2 copies
The Little Prince By Antoine De Saint-exupéry, 1st Edition , Harcourt, Brece & Worlds New York 2 copies
Mini imaginario de El Principito (Castellano - A PARTIR DE 0 AÑOS - PERSONAJES - El Principito) (Spanish… (2021) 2 copies
El Principito para los más pequeños (Castellano - A PARTIR DE 0 AÑOS - PERSONAJES - El Principito) (2018) 2 copies
Southern Mail, Night Flight, Flight to Arras, Letter to a Hostage — Author — 2 copies
Lettres de Saint-Exupéry 1 copy
By Antoine de Saint-ExupǸry - The Little Prince (1971 Reprint, of a First Edition, Translated) 1 copy
A Little Prince (in Arabic) 1 copy
Twierdza 1 copy
Dare un senso alla vita 1 copy
EL PRINCIPITO 1 copy
ŒUVRES 1 copy
Cartas do pequeno principe 1 copy
CONTROLLARE - Volo di notte 1 copy
Felicidad: Las citas más bellas de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Castellano - ADULTOS - LIBROS SINGULARES - Antoine de… (2011) 1 copy
Dr kleine Prinz (Schwäbisch) 1 copy
Le Petit Prince 1 copy
Le Petit Prince Decouvre l'Univers (Puzzle Book) (LE MONDE DU PETIT PRINCE) (French Edition) (2003) 1 copy
Briefe ab Rivette 1 copy
Νυχτερινή πτήση 1 copy
Le petit prince Avec des aquarelles de l'auteur Complet de sa jaquette usagée Cartonnage Bonet 1969 1 copy
Η γη των ανθρώπων 1 copy
城砦 2 (サン=テグジュペリ著作集 7) — Author — 1 copy
jszakai rep lš : Nǧy regňy 1 copy
Vol de nuit 1 copy
親愛なるジャン・ルノワールへ 1 copy
サン=テグジュペリ著作集 1 城砦 I 1 copy
サン=テグジュペリ著作集〈第4〉手帖 (1963年) 1 copy
Saint-Exupéry par lui-même 1 copy
CARTAS A SUA MÃE (PE1L34) 1 copy
Ziemia planeta ludzi 1 copy
LOS CLASICOS DEL SIGLO XX 1 copy
Dier lille prind (DINAMARCA) 1 copy
Gesamtausgabe: Gesammelte Schriften in drei Bänden: Band 1 Südkurier, Nachtflug, Wind, Sand und Sterne, Flug nach… (1978) 1 copy
Script for the Little Prince 1 copy
베스트셀러 월드북. 1-69 1 copy
טיסת לילה 1 copy
אל-אמיר ל-זע'יר 1 copy
Антуан де Сент-Экзюпери 1 copy
Военный летчик 1 copy
FA74 - Little Prince 1 copy
Избранное 1 copy
Η Γη των ανθρώπων 1 copy
Воєнні Записи 1 copy
Записники. Том 1 1 copy
FA75 - Little Prince 1 copy
Der kleine Prinz. De letj prens: Fering (Nordfriesisch) / Mä dön biljen faan a ferfaader (2010) 1 copy
छोटा राजकुमार 1 copy
Opere, v.1 1 copy
Glück: Der Kleine Prinz - Die schönsten Zitate von Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Kleiner Prinz Minibücher) (2011) 1 copy
Malý princ 1 copy
Wind, Sand und Sterne 1 copy
Die schönsten Kinderklassiker zum Vorlesen: Der kleine Prinz/Der Wind in den Weiden/Peterchens Mondfahrt (2016) 1 copy
Man sieht nur mit dem Herzen gut: Eine Sammlung der schönsten Zitate von Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1 copy
PRINCIPITO, EL -Triling- 1 copy
Das Märchen vom Zylinderhut 1 copy
Su Printzipeddu 1 copy
証言と批評 (サン=テグジュペリ著作集 別巻) 1 copy
Mozais priņcs 1 copy
Räkna med lille prinsen 1 copy
Terra degli uomini 1 copy
Children's Classics Collection 6 Books Collection Box Set (Aesop's Fables, Peter Pan, Little Prince,… (2020) 1 copy
LITTLE PRINCE, THE and LITTLE PRINCE COMMENTARY, THE — Author — 1 copy
Der Kleine Prinz. El Principén: Sa d' j aquarèll d'l'autór. Traduzión in dialètt bsarés (2015) 1 copy
Cõi người ta 1 copy
Bay đêm 1 copy
Chuyến Thư Miền Nam 1 copy
Eu Sou o Principezinho 1 copy
Um Dia Com o Principezinho 1 copy
Der Kleine Prinz: Man sieht nur mit dem Herzen gut ..: Die schönsten Gedanken und Zitate von Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (2010) 1 copy, 1 review
Om Sig Selv 1 copy
o pequeno principe — Author — 1 copy
Poczta na południe ; Pilot wojenny ; List do zakładnika — Author — 1 copy
Lõuna postilennuk. Inimeste maa — Author — 1 copy
Ang Munting Prinsipe 1 copy
Südkurier. Flug nach Arras. — Author — 1 copy
Al-'Amiru al-saghiru 1 copy
Siipien sankarit Yölento 1 copy
Associated Works
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Contributor — 92 copies, 1 review
The Edge of the Chair: A Superlative Collection, Some Fact, Some Fiction, All Suspense (1967) — Contributor — 44 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Saint-Exupéry, Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry - Birthdate
- 1900-06-29
- Date of death
- 1944-07-31
- Burial location
- Carqueiranne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (identification of body uncertain)
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France
- Country (for map)
- France
- Birthplace
- Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Place of death
- Mediterranean Sea, south of Marseille, France
- Cause of death
- plane crash
- Places of residence
- Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Marianist College Villa St. Jean, Fribourg, Switzerland
Paris, France
Neuhof, Alsace, France
Casablanca, Morocco
Le Bourget, Paris, France (show all 13)
Cape Juby, Morocco
The Galería Güemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Estoril, Portugal
New York, New York, USA
Quebec, Canada
Algiers, Algeria
Corsica - Education
- École Navale (failed final exams)
École des Beaux-Arts (audited architecture) - Occupations
- commercial pilot
writer
airline stopover manager
airline director (Aeroposta Argentina )
pilot (French Air Force)
commandant (Free French Air Force) (show all 7)
soldier (French Army) - Relationships
- Vilmorin, Louise de (lover)
Sterne, Hedda (friend)
Suncín de Sandoval, Consuelo (wife)
Kessel, Joseph (friend) - Organizations
- French Army (2e Régiment de chasseurs à cheval|soldier)
French Air Force (37th Fighter Regiment|34th Aviation Regiment|Groupe de reconnaissance II/33|pilot)
Free French Air Force (Groupe de reconnaissance 2/33 "Savoie"|commandant)
Aeroposta Argentina (director) - Awards and honors
- Legion d'Honneur (1930, 1939)
Croix de Guerre avec Palme (1944) (posthumous)
Croix de Guerre (1940)
Prix Femina (1929)
Grand Prix de roman de l'Académie française (1939)
U. S. National Book Award (1940) - Disambiguation notice
- Do not combine this page with "de Saint-Exupery" or "Saint-Exupery". There are other authors with that surname.
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Discussions
Found: intergalactic traveler in love with a rose in Name that Book (July 2023)
The Little Prince/Le Petit Prince Letterpress in Fine Press Forum (October 2021)
Potencialidades do LT na animação in Animação da Leitura (May 2014)
Book Discussion: The Little Prince ~ Caution May Contain Spoilers! in The Green Dragon (September 2009)
Reviews
Wind, Sand And Stars (Harvest Book) by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Perhaps a new all time favorite.
I didn't know what to expect with this book, but it was so good! So cute with an unexpected ending. The illustration were gorgeous. I really, really liked the book and will probably read it again. Definitely worth the quick read.
The Little Prince follows a young prince who travels between planets, meeting characters that symbolize different aspects of human nature. Through his encounters, the prince teaches the narrator about love, friendship, and the importance of looking beyond appearances. The book explores themes of life, loss, and growing up, offering philosophical insights in a simple, charming way.
With its symbolism, The Little Prince can be used in English Language Arts and philosophy, making it ideal for discussing human relationships, personal growth, and existentialism. It resonates with readers of all ages, particularly middle-grade students and young adults.… (more)
With its symbolism, The Little Prince can be used in English Language Arts and philosophy, making it ideal for discussing human relationships, personal growth, and existentialism. It resonates with readers of all ages, particularly middle-grade students and young adults.… (more)
Oh, that was sad?! But maybe I'm just a grown-up who doesn't understand. Very sweet and insightful, my 8 year old enjoyed reading with me.
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- Works
- 459
- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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- Favorited
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