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Antoine Saint-Exupery Wind, Sand and Stars (Paperback) Penguin Modern Classics. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated from the French with an introduction by William Rees. Writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-44), was born in Lyon, France. Later works, includingWind, Sand and Stars andFlight to Arras, stress his humanistic philosophy. Further DetailsTitle: Wind, Sand and Stars Condition: New EAN: 9780141183190 Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0141183195 Author: Antoine Saint-Exupery ISBN: 9780141183190 Publisher: Penguin Classics Release Date: 05/25/2000 Description: Both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation, Antoine de Saint Exupéry'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 with an introduction by William Rees.In 1926 de Saint-Exupéry began flying for the pioneering airline Latécoère - later known as Aéropostale - 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, it has its climax in the extraordinary story of Saint-Exupéry's crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. 'Self-discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle,' writes Saint-Exupéry. This book explores the transcendent perceptions that arise when life is tested to its limits. Writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-44), was born in Lyon, France. 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-Exupéry's popular children's book The Little Prince is also read by adults for its allegorical meaning. Saint-Exupéry's plane disappeared during a mission in World War II.If you enjoyed Wind, Sand and Stars , you might like Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory , also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'A Conrad of the air ... Like Conrad, Saint-Exupéry is a poet of action'André Maurois Genre: Technology & Engineering Topic: Biography, Literary Criticism Language: French, English Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 8mm Item Weight: 112g Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Series: Penguin Modern Classics Release Year: 2000 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
