Wartime Writings, 1939-44 (Picador Books) [Import] [Paperback]

ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: PICADOR (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330302841
• ISBN-13: 978-0330302845
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,682,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY (1900-1944) was born in Lyons, France. He took his first flight at the age of eleven, and became a pilot at twenty-six. He was a pioneer of international commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. His writings include The Little Prince; Wind, Sand and Stars; and Southern Mail. In 1944, while serving with his French air squadron, he disappeared during a reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A peek inside, March 1, 2002

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John Lacey (San Luis Obispo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wartime Writings 1939-1944 (Paperback)

I'm very much a fan of Saint-Exupéry. To be honest, I've found the Little Prince the least appealing of his works, and Wind, Sand, and Stars very definitely his best. I enjoyed this look behind the scenes, as it were, at his motivations, relations with his friends, and perhaps his less protected writings. He is apparently an inveterate rewriter, but I found his presumably less worked over letters equally appealing, with merits of their own.

I gave this only four stars because you should definitely read other books first, most notably Flight to Arras, written during the period covered by this book. But, and I hate to say this, I really did find his words on war, personal security, and what it means to be human to be very relevant after the terrorist attacks on the US. That part comes out more strongly here than in Flight to Arras.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, August 30, 2005

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Shawn M. Trautman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wartime Writings 1939-1944 (Paperback)

This is a fabulous collection of mostly letters written to and by Saint-Exupery during World War II. You really get to see the man in conflict, and how brave someone can truly be.

5.0 out of 5 stars wartime writings--saint exupery, August 22, 2010

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Denise E. Southwick (staunton, virginia) - See all my reviews
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Product was in good shape..thank you very much as it is a gift for a History teacher.