· ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 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 , while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he Brand: HMH Books. Not because this book isn't a fabulous adventure, nor that Saint-Exupery doesn't portray the wind, sand, and stars with incredible beauty. But rather because, as Saint-Exupery states explicitly himself, his main interest is not the sky but rather the earth that he flies over, and the people that inhabit it/5. · There is no wind, there is no sand, there are no stars, if we are not there to observe them, or even more, to appreciate them. Life is a battle to stay awake. And according to Saint-Exupéry, it doesn’t have to be much of a battle if we just look around every once and a while/5.
Wind, Sand and Stars is a remarkable non-fiction tale of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's life as a pilot, featuring encounters with nomadic Arabs and the crash in the Libyan Desert that he miraculously survived. Perhaps this near-miss is why Saint-Exupéry writes about life and death with such skill and insight; a talent that reminds me of. Wind, Sand and Stars*. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (an excerpt) But by the grace of the airplane I have known a more extraordinary experience than this, and have been made to ponder with even more bewilderment the fact that this earth that is our home is yet in truth a wandering star. Wind, Sand and Stars (Harvest Book) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru
Wind, Sand and Stars Quotes Showing of “Nothing, in truth, can ever replace a lost companion. Old comrades cannot be manufactured. There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories, so many bad times endured together, so many quarrels, reconciliations, heartfelt impulses. Antoine De Saint-Exupéry’s memoir, Wind, Sand, and Stars, was first published in France in , with an English translation appearing in the United States later that year. The book won the Grand Prize for Fiction from the French Academy and the National Book Award. It was also included on lists of the best adventure books of all time compiled by National Geographic ADVENTURE and Outside magazine. ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 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 , while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean.
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