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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Under the pressure of his boss, the intransigent Riviere, the airmail pilot Fabien attempts a perilous flight during a heavy night-time thunderstorm in Argentina. As conditions get worse and the radio communication with Fabien becomes increasingly difficult, Riviere begins to question his uncompromising methods, and …

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Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis …

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De kleine prins, is een poëtisch verhaal van de hand van schrijver en piloot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, gepubliceerd in 1943. De illustraties, van de hand van de auteur zelf, zijn minstens zo bekend geworden als het boek zelf. De Saint-Exupéry schreef dit moderne sprookje toen hij in een hotel in New York verbleef. Het …