Though of very different political sensibilities, Saint-Ex, as he would become known, has also remained vividly in the French imagination as a legend who died mysteriously and as one of the cultural heroes of the 1930's who combined action and reflection. In this respect, Stacy Schiff sets the record straight in "Saint-Exupery: A Biography." Though it has often been attributed to Saint-Exupery himself.
Statement quoted above, which sometimes still appears in examination questions, it was originally uttered by one of Saint-Exupery's fellow pilots, Henri Guillaumet, after he narrowly escaped from a harrowing episode in the Andes, More often than not "The Little Prince," published in 1943, isĪssociated with the recording of the tale made by Gerard Philipe, a beloved French actor who, like Saint-Exupery, also died young and became a legend in France, and who lent his memorable voice to the main character. Both of these accomplishments have led to some confusion over the years. Would have gone through" - although admittedly it sounds much better in French). $30.Īntoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-44) is remembered by French (and some American) children for his fantasy novella, "The Little Prince," and by adolescents for his lyrical humanistic pronouncements ("I swear that what I went through, no animal January 8, 1995, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
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