| Wind, Sand and Stars Contributor(s): de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027496 ISBN-13: 9780156027496 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: Featuring an Introduction by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, this book, a recipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, offers an exciting account of air adventure combined with Saint-Exupery's compelling prose and philosophy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91045986 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Acad mie Fran aise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis Galanti re. |
Contributor Bio(s): De Saint-Exupery, Antoine: - ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 1900. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. His writings include The Little Prince, Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, Southern Mail, and Airman's Odyssey. In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean. |