| Wartime Writings 1939-1944 Contributor(s): de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027534 ISBN-13: 9780156027533 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Military - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.54" W x 8.53" (0.73 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume includes the aviator's letters to friends, autobiographical fragments, and meditations. Translated by Norah Purcell; Introduction by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index. |
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. |