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    Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Wind, Sand and Stars with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which is a memoir of the author’s life as a pilot, and the struggles that he and his friends faced. Paying homage to these friends, he recounts their experiences, from crashing their plane in the Andes to rescuing a slave from Moorish rebels, all while providing thought-provoking philosophical views on life and death. The novel has won many awards, including the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française, one of France’s most prestigious literary prizes. Saint-Exupéry’s works have been translated into over 250 languages and continue to be well-loved decades after his death. 

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateNov 9, 2016
    ISBN9782806288103
    Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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      Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      French writer and pilot

      Born in Lyon in 1900

      Died off the coast of Corsica in 1944

      Notable works:

      Night Flight (1931), novel

      Wind, Sand and Stars (1939), novel

      The Little Prince (1943), story

      Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French pilot and writer, was born in Lyon in 1900 and died off the coast of Corsica in 1944, during a reconnaissance flight for the allied forces. A pioneer of postal aviation and a tireless explorer, he published his first literary works, most of which were autobiographical, between the 1920s and the 1930s (Southern Mail, 1930; Night Flight, 1931). The Little Prince (1945) and Wind, Sand and Stars (1939, winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française [Grand Prize for Fiction from the French Academy]) remain two of his greatest literary

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