| Airman's Odyssey Contributor(s): de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156037335 ISBN-13: 9780156037334 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1984 Annotation: This book, which could be called the "essential" guide to Antoine de Saint-Exupery, includes selections that cover his early years in the airmail service through the occupation of France by Germany during World War II. Introduction by Richard Bach. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - General - Biography & Autobiography | Aviation & Nautical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 84010497 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.31" W x 8.07" (1.14 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three classic adventure stories, reminders of both the romance and the reality of the pioneer era of aviation: Night Flight; Wind, Sand and Stars; and Flight to Arras. Introduction by Richard Bach. Translated by Lewis Galanti re and Stuart Gilbert. |
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. |