The Little Prince. The Citadel
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The Little Prince. The Citadel
14.99 €
From an early age, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was drawn to the sky. The sky eventually claimed the writer. He disappeared during a reconnaissance mission. The plot of "The Little Prince" became prophetic, and "Citadel" was never completed.
A pilot who crashed in the Sahara Desert meets a strange boy—the Little Prince. He arrived from asteroid B-612, where he lived alone, caring for the beautiful but capricious Rose. In the wayward Rose, one can discern the image of the writer's wife, Consuelo, with whom he had a passionate and complex relationship. The parable-fairytale "The Little Prince" is published with the author's illustrations.
"Citadel" is Saint-Exupéry's last work. It is the book he considered his favorite and into which he poured his deepest thoughts.
Since "Citadel" was unfinished (Saint-Exupéry always insisted he would never finish it), and the book itself proved too voluminous and difficult to read, French writer Michel Quesnel, at the request of his family and heirs, attempted to edit it, making some cuts and eliminating repetitions, thereby more clearly highlighting its artistic merits. The new version was more accessible and popular, helping to bring readers closer to this inimitable masterpiece of the great writer-architect, who builds his own citadel in each person's heart.
A pilot who crashed in the Sahara Desert meets a strange boy—the Little Prince. He arrived from asteroid B-612, where he lived alone, caring for the beautiful but capricious Rose. In the wayward Rose, one can discern the image of the writer's wife, Consuelo, with whom he had a passionate and complex relationship. The parable-fairytale "The Little Prince" is published with the author's illustrations.
"Citadel" is Saint-Exupéry's last work. It is the book he considered his favorite and into which he poured his deepest thoughts.
Since "Citadel" was unfinished (Saint-Exupéry always insisted he would never finish it), and the book itself proved too voluminous and difficult to read, French writer Michel Quesnel, at the request of his family and heirs, attempted to edit it, making some cuts and eliminating repetitions, thereby more clearly highlighting its artistic merits. The new version was more accessible and popular, helping to bring readers closer to this inimitable masterpiece of the great writer-architect, who builds his own citadel in each person's heart.
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