Wind, Sand and Stars | Techniques
In 1939, Wind, Sand and Stars was proposed by the French Academy for the Grand Prix du Roman. The decision was disapproved by several purist Academicians, on the basis that it was not a novel. Henri Bordeaux, who favored it, noted, "It is well that a work like Wind, Sand and Stars brings us back to essential truths, and that it does so with a virile and poetic gravity, without posturing or ostentation. M. de Saint-Exupery's book is one of the most beautiful we have read in a long time." To the contention that it was not a novel, Bordeaux asked what other author they could...
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