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 de Saint-Exupéry fue escritor y aviador. Formó parte de los primeros servicios postales aéreos del mundo. Mientras trabajaba como piloto, escribió El aviador (1926), Correo del Sur (1928) y Vuelo nocturno (1931), galardonado con el premio Femina. Sin embargo, su obra más famosa es El principito (1943), historia que escribió durante su estancia en Nueva York al principio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y para la que se inspiró en una experiencia personal al sufrir una avería y perderse en el desierto. En 1943 Saint-Exupéry se unió a las fuerzas aéreas francesas y fue declarado desaparecido en 1944, mientras volaba en una misión de reconocimiento sobre el Mediterráneo.