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Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Acad mie Fran aise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever... Read Full Overview

The National Book Award-winning autobiographical book about the wonder of flying from Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry, author of the beloved children's classic The Little Prince.

A National Geographic Top Ten Adventure Book of All Time

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Both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation, Antoine de Saint Exup ry's Wind, Sand and Stars is the lyrical autobiography of an aviation pioneer, from the author of The Little Prince. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated from the French... Read Full Overview

ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUP?RY (1900-1944). Intens?ment impliqu? dans les premi?res ann?es de l?aviation commerciale, ses romans sont intimement li?s ? ses exp?riences en tant que pilote. Employ? par la compagnie Lat?co?re, il s?en chargera du courrier de Toulouse au S?n?gal, parcours... Read Full Overview

Exupery was a prize-winning novelist, professional mail pilot, airborne adventurer, war correspondent, commercial test pilot, and the author of a popular children's book The Little Prince. Wind, Sand, and Stars more than all the others is a synthesis of his skill as a writer... Read Full Overview