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The little prince : and letter to a hostage

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-19441995
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Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures.Letter to a Hostage, which contains certain themes that were to appear in The Little Prince, is Saint-Exupery's optimistic and humane open letter to a Jewish intellectual hiding in occupied France in 1943.
Main title:
The little prince : and letter to a hostage / Antoine de Saint-Exupery ; translated by T.V.F. Cuffe.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1995.
Collation:
xxxiii, 118 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
First published 1943.
ISBN:
0140188029 (pbk)0141185627 (pbk)97801411856200141180927 (1998 pbk)0140188029 (pbk)9780141185620 (paperback)
Dewey class:
843.912
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
173432
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
narrm ngarrgu Library and Family ServicesFictionSAINOn loan - Due: 17 Jul 2026
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