My senior year in high school, in French 4, we were given the assignment to read a book in French and then to write a report about the book in French. We had a list of books to choose from—I chose Le Petit Prince (aka The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery—just because.
I read it, and then re-read it. I bought the English version and read it again! This book has spoken to me through the years. And by years, I mean it has been 32 years since I read it the first time. It is one of the very few books I read at least once a year. a
Some may think this is simply a children’s book, but those people may not understand that “All grown-ups were children first. (But few remember it)". I was immediately drawn in. I was totally sold when I read a bit further on...."To forget a friend is sad. Not everyone has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures..."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a commercial pilot who joined the French Air Force at the start of World War II. He and his plane disappeared while running a reconnaissance flight for the Free French Forces in July 1944. de Saint-Exupery was also a writer and a poet.
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