the Little Prince Paperback -

the Little Prince [le Petit Prince], Is ANovella And The Most Famous Work Of The French Aristocrat, Writer, Poet And Pioneering Aviator Antoine De Saintexupéry ?The Novella Is Both The Mostread And Mosttranslated Book In The French Language, And Was Voted The Best Book Of The th Century In FranceAfter The Outbreak Of The Second World War Saintexupéry Became Exiled In North AmericaIn The Midst Of Personal Upheavals And Failing Health, He Produced Almost Half Of The Writings For Which He Would Be Remembered, Including ATender Tale Of Loneliness, Friendship, Love And Loss, In The Form Of AYoung Prince Fallen To EarthAn Earlier Memoir By The Author Had Recounted His Aviation Experiences In The Sahara Desert, And He Is Thought To Have Drawn On Those Same Experiences In The Little PrinceSince Its First Publication In The United States, The Novella Has Been Adapted To Numerous Art Forms And Media, Including Audio Recordings, Radio Plays, Live Stage, Film Screen, Television, Ballet, And Operatic Works.   the Little Prince Is APoetic Tale, With Watercolour Illustrations By The Author, In Which APilot Stranded In The Desert Meets AYoung Prince Fallen To Earth From ATiny AsteroidThe Story Is Philosophical And Includes Social Criticism, Remarking On The Strangeness Of The Adult WorldIt Was Written During APeriod When Saintexupéry Fled To North America Subsequent To The Fall Of France During The Second World War, Witnessed First Hand By The Author And Captured In His Memoir Flight To ArrasThe Adult Fable, According To One Review, Is Actually '...an Allegory Of Saintexupéry,s Own Lifehis Search For Childhood Certainties And Interior Peace, His Mysticism, His Belief In Human Courage And Brotherhood...But Also An Allusion To The Tortured Nature Of Their Relationship.'   though Ostensibly Styled As AChildren,s Book, The Little Prince Makes Several Observations About Life And Human NatureFor Example, Saintexupéry Tells Of AFox Meeting The Young Prince During His Travels On EarthThe Story,s Essence Is Contained In The Lines Uttered By The Fox To The Little Prince '