Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Patrick Early (British Council)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.06: French Writing and Culture: Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 29 Jun 1900
Died 31 Jul 1944
Activity 1926-1944

Places

Born in France
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Novelist
Story-writer

Other

Aviator

Resources

Saint-Exupéry's Works

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) is best known as the author of

Le Petit Prince

[The Little Prince, 1943], a whimsical fairy story for children and adults, illustrated with his own drawings. Despite the immense and continuing popularity of this work, Saint-Exupéry's critical reputation rests largely on other works, most of which preceded the publication of the

Le Petit Prince

, namely

l’Aviateur

[The Aviator, 1929],

Courrier Sud

[Southern Mail, 1929],

Vol de Nuit

[Night Flight, 1931],

Terre des Hommes

[Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939],

Pilote de Guerre

[Flight to Arras, 1941] as well as the posthumously published

Citadelle

[The Wisdom of the Sands, 1948]. These texts, as well as letters, notebooks, journalism, a chronology, and much useful commentary, are brought together in the…

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Citation: Early, Patrick. "Antoine de Saint-Exupéry". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 February 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3907, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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