The Little Prince

Resumen del libro

With an introduction by Kate Mosse Translated by Ros Schwartz All grown-ups were children once (but most of them have forgotten). A pilot who has crash landed in the desert awakes to see an extraordinary little boy. 'Please,' asks the stranger, 'will you draw me a little lamb!' Baffled by the little prince's incessant questioning, the pilot pulls out his pencil, and starts to draw.

As the little prince's curiosity takes them further on their journey together, the pilot is able to piece together an understanding of the tiny planet from which the prince has come and of his incredible travels across the universe. First published in 1943, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery has been translated into more than 250 languages, becoming a global phenomenon. Heart-breaking, funny and thought-provoking, it is an enchanting and endlessly wise fable about the human condition and the power of imagination.

A book about both childhood and adulthood, it can be read as a parable, a war story, a classic children's fairy-tale, and many more things besides: The Little Prince is a book for everyone; after all, all grown-ups were children once.

Biografía del autor

Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, conde de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944) fue un aviador y escritor francés. Publicó Correo del sur (1929), su primera novela; Vuelo nocturno (1931), galardonada con el Premio Femina; Tierra de hombres (1939), que recoge sus experiencias como periodista y piloto de pruebas, y Piloto de guerra (1942), donde narra sus vivencias durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tras la caída de Francia, se instaló en Nueva York, donde escribió e ilustró El principito (1943). Poco después se reincorporó al servicio activo y escribió Ciudadela, publicada póstumamente. El 31 de julio de 1944, el avión de Saint-Exupéry desapareció en el Mediterráneo tras despegar de Córcega.