The Oxford Companion to English Literature | Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
(
1900
–
44
), French novelist. He was actively involved in the early years of commercial aviation, and his novels are intimately linked with his flying experiences: Courrier sud (
1928
; Southern Mail,
1933
), Vol de nuit (
1931
; Night Flight,
1932
), Terre des hommes (
1939
; Wind, Sand and Stars,
1939
), and Pilote de guerre (
1942
; Flight to Arras,
1942
). He also wrote a book for children, Le Petit Prince (
1943
; The Little Prince,
1944
). He failed to return from a reconnaissance mission in north Africa: his presumed death in the desert contributed to the success of an unfinished collection of desert meditations, Citadelle (
1948
; Wisdom of the Sands,
1952
).
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