| Southern Mail Contributor(s): de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156839016 ISBN-13: 9780156839013 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1972 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 79182749 |
| Series: Harbrace Paperbound Library |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.35" W x 8.01" (0.23 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his first novel, Saint-Exup ry pays homage to "those elemental divinities--night, day, mountain, sea, and storm," turning an account of a routine mail flight from France to North Africa into an epic rendering of the pioneer days of commercial aviation. The book is also a poignant reminiscence of a tragic affair, in which the uncertainties of love and flight enhance the mystery of one another. Translated by Curtis Cate. |
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. |