BOOKS FROM FRANCEThe Little Prince
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The Little Prince and nbsp;(French: and nbsp;Le Petit Prince) is a and nbsp;novella and nbsp;by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator and nbsp;Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US by and nbsp;Reynal and amp; Hitchcock and nbsp;in April 1943, and posthumously in France following the and nbsp;liberation of France and nbsp;as Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the and nbsp;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, and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;makes observations about life, adults and human nature. The Little Prince and nbsp;became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the and nbsp;best-selling and nbsp;and and nbsp;most translated books and nbsp;ever published. and nbsp;It has been translated into 301 languages and dialects. and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera.
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(1 year ago) |
28 Dec, 2023
Every adult or every person who worries about being an adult should read this beautiful, beautiful book.
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(1 month ago) |
14 Aug, 2025
i think i’m going to leave this unrated until i reread it in the future. i came in thinking it was going to be something completely different, and my autistic brain kept trying to cram my expectations into this book. i was taking all the allegories at face value and it wasn’t until 75% of the way through that i went “oh” and started comprehending what it was actually trying to say
i liked some of the quotes, especially the one about needing caterpillars to see butterflies. i know that if i ever make it to the sahara one day, i will certainly look up at the stars and hear the 500 million little bells tinkling with laughter. and i think that’s the best thing one can take away from it
i am surprised though why this book is so famous? i’ve never heard of it until recently
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