The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The little prince is, paradoxically, an extremely famous book which many people reading this will not have heard of. It is a delightful story, which was originally written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery in 1943. He did not live to see it translated into English and published here the following year, for he died in 1944. Yet despite this, he is a national figure in France. He wrote many other books and essays, and during the occupation of France he was exiled to America, where he wrote this book, but he flew as a reconnaissance pilot, winning three 'Croix de Guerre'. He also had successes as an ... more

Right, because I am such a legend, all my work has been done, and now I am sitting here twiddling my thumbs (oh and it appears I am a poet and I just didn't know it!). Enough of these stoopid Tazzy ramblings and onto the good stuff...the review, I have decided to re-write my first ever review, I really did not do the book any justice the first time round, so here goes! ~Gather round children, you might learn something new~ This is undoubtedly the most famous piece of work by the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and although a children's novel has a lot of underlying, very adult ... more

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a pilot. He was also a child. He never lost the sense of wonder that accompanies being either of those. A child, having failed to draw boa constrictors in a way the conveys the sheer horror of such creatures to an adult…submits to the real world and grows up. He becomes a pilot and, because “something broke” in his engine finds himself stranded in the Sahara, thousands of miles from anywhere. “So you can imagine my surprise at sunrise when an odd little voice woke me up. It said ‘Please….draw me a sheep’ ” Thus our ... more

You read the story once... it seems different, yet childish and shallow at the same time. Read it the second time... you find it's got meaning... Read it the third time... and you will realize the essence of your rat-race filled life. Or do you have to be a lab rat just like society tells you to be? This is one book (the only book)... which I hand out to my loved ones. This is a book which can change the heart of the toughest, meanest and stone-cold, robotic people in this world. I first read this book 13 years ago... and ever since, I'd read the book at least once a month.... (I just haven't ... more

«Le Petit Prince» is a book for all ages and for everyone, you could be 7 or 70, this books has always more secrets that you will discover. I've grown with this book, the first time I read it I was only 7 years old and since then this book was always surprising me every time I read it. The little prince is like the child we have inside us and we forget most of the times... He doesn't understand why adults have certain attitudes and mostly why some (material) things are so important to them like have lots of money, spend all the time working, etc., instead of giving importance for the things in ... more

I insist on buying this book as a gift at every availbale opportunity. Put simply, it is a book that must be read by everyone at some point in their life. Then a few years later, they should read it again. Its the kind of book that needs to be passed on to a new reader like your Grandpa's watch. It does not talk down to children (no fluffy wuffy bunnies), so can be read by any age, but actually manages to make them think 'outside-the-box' and introduces some surprising philosophical topics which shames us into realising how dismissive of children we actually are. If you're the kind of person ... more

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS STORY.....? IT WAS THE STORY THAT BROUBHT ME THE WILL TO READ AGAIN AND I RECOMEND TO YOU ALL!!! THIS WAS A BOOK THAT I READ ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO AND READ IT AGAIN ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.....I THINK THAT ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERI IS TRYING TO TELL US IS IN FACT TO NEVER LET US DOWN AND TRY TO THE BEST WE CAN TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE ANT IT WILL BE A DREAM ACOMPLISHED. IT MAY LOOK LIKE A FAIRY TALE BUT IF YOU ARE REALY UP FOR A REALY DEEP READING, ALWAYS WITH YOUR INERCHILD IN YOU I KNOW THAT YOU WILL LIKE THIS STORY AS MUCH AS I DID OR EVEN MORE.GIVE IT A TRY...YOU DON'T ... more