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The little prince first encounters a king who claims to rule over everything, including the stars. He has no subjects on his own planet to rule, however, and the little prince grows bored and leaves. The second person the little prince meets is a conceited man who enjoys applause and admiration.
The Little Prince is a poetic tale, with watercolor illustrations by the author, in which a pilot stranded in the desert meets a young prince visiting Earth from a tiny asteroid. The story is philosophical and includes social criticism of the adult world.
‘The Little Prince‘ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry tells the story of a boy who crashes his aircraft into a desert, where he meets someone that would go on to change his life forever- the little prince. His very first encounter with the little prince is a request for him to draw him (the little prince) a sheep.
May 15, 2000 · A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and encounters a strange young boy who calls himself the Little Prince. The Little Prince has traveled there from his home on a lonely, distant asteroid with a single rose. The story that follows is a beautiful and at times heartbreaking meditation on human nature.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince is a novella by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, originally published (in English) in 1943. The first French edition with the French title, Le Petit Prince, did not appear until 1946.
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Born on June 29, 1900 in Lyon into an old aristocratic family, Antoine de Saint Exupéry did his military service in the air force and became a pilot. His profession nourished his writing, and both earned him the Legion of Honor.
