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Wind, Sand and Stars
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Wind, Sand and Stars
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Antoine Saint-Exupery
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Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Biographies and autobiography Literary essays |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141183190
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Classifications | Dewey:629.13092 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
25 May 2000 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In 1926 de Saint-Exupery began flying for the pioneering airline Lateco re - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. WIND, SAND AND STARS is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which includes the extraordinary story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. 'Self-discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle,' writes Saint-Exupery. This book he explores the transcendent perceptions that arise when life is tested to its limits. Both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation.
Author Biography
The French Writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), was born in Lyon. His first two books, SOUTHERN MAIL and NIGHT FLIGHT, are distinguished by a poetic evocation of the romance and discipline of flying. Later works, including WIND, SAND AND STARS and FLIGHT TO ARRAS, stress his humanistic philosophy. Saint-Exupery's popular children's book THE LITTLE PRINCE is also read by adults for its allegorical meaning. Saint-Exupery's plane disappeared during a mission in World War II.
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