Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

El Petit Príncep és l'obra més coneguda d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Publicat el 1943 a Nova York, és un conte poètic i filosòfic sota l'aparença d'un conte per a nens. La història narra la trobada entre un nen i un aviador, els diàlegs que tenen i com aquests fan replantejar la vida a l'adult. El llibre està …

Terra dels homes és una novel·la autobiogràfica d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, on descriu un grapat de vivències personals que el van ajudar a entendre el millor de la humanitat en conjunt, lluny de les aglomeracions i burocràcia. Va ser publicada per primer cop el 1939 a França i va rebre el Grand Prix du roman de …

Under the pressure of his boss, the intransigent Riviere, the airmail pilot Fabien attempts a perilous flight during a heavy night-time thunderstorm in Argentina. As conditions get worse and the radio communication with Fabien becomes increasingly difficult, Riviere begins to question his uncompromising methods, and …

A recollection of the shattering days during World War II when, though the fall of France was imminent, a handful of French pilots continued to fight on against the Germans. Translated by Lewis Galantière.

Courrier sud, translated as Southern Mail and Southern Carrier, is the first novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, published in 1929. Encouraged by the publication of his short story The Aviator, Saint-Exupéry followed up with this work based on his pioneering flights for the French airmail service. A beautifully …

The final, deeply-felt summing-up of the author's experience and his philosophy of life. Choosing a desert prince as his protagonist and narrator, he presents the timeless problems of humanity against the austere background of the wilderness. The book abounds in vivid pictures of desert life, forays and sandstorms, …