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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) is
regarded as one of the most influential
authors of France. Important aspects of
his life were love, Literature and aviation
in which he devoted himself in 1921 when
he served his military service in the Air
Force. Obtaining a pilot’s license he
conducted several flights, getting
inspiration for his writings. During the
Second World War he wrote “The Little
Prince” and he joined the Allied Air Forces.
On July 31, 1944, he disappeared with his
airplane at Corsica. Just in 2003 the wreck
of his airplane was found on the seabed.

1929: Courier Sud (Southern Mail)
Bibliography
1926: L'Aviateur (The Aviator)

1931: Vol de Nuit (Night Flight)
1938: Terre de Hommes (Wind, Sand, and
Stars)
1942: Pilote de Geurre (Flight to Arras)
1943: Lettre à un Otage (Letter to a
Hostage)
1943: Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)
1948: Citadelle (The Wisdom of the Sands)
posthumous

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