Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry,[1] simply known as de Saint-Exupéry (UK: /ˌsæ̃tɪɡˈzuːpɛri/,[2] US: /-ɡzuːpeɪˈriː/,[3] French: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃t‿ɛɡzypeʁi]; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer and pilot. He wrote many stories that became famous, including The Little Prince (original: Le petit prince, 1943), Night Flight (original: Vol de nuit, 1931), and Wind, Sand and Stars (original: Terre des hommes, Land of People, 1939). Saint-Exupéry did not return from a reconnaissance flight near Marseille, in 1944.
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| Born | Antoine de Saint Exupéry 29 June 1900 Lyon, France |
| Died | 31 July 1944 (aged 44) Offshore, south of Marseille, France |
| Occupation | Aviator, Writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 1929–1948 (posthumous) |
| Genre | Autobiography, Belles-Lettres, Children's Literature |
| Spouse | Consuelo Gómez Carillo de Saint-Exupéry, (1931-death) |
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A fisherman found Saint Exupery's silver bracelet near Marseille, in 1998. Two years later, the motor of the plane was found nearby.
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Coat of arms of the de Saint-Exupéry family since the 18th century
Birthplace of Saint-Exupéry in the Presqu'île section of Lyon, on the street now named after him, in blue at lower left
The vain and petulant Rose in The Little Prince was likely inspired by Saint-Exupéry's Salvadoran wife, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry.
Two editions of The Little Prince (lower left and upper right, artwork not shown) on display at the Saint-Exupéry exhibit at the Air and Space Museum in Paris, France. Also, upper left: Lettre à un otage (Letter to a Hostage), and bottom right: Pilote de guerre (English version: Flight to Arras)
Bracelet of Saint-Exupéry found in 1998
Part of the landing gear of Saint-Exupéry's plane, recovered from the Mediterranean, displayed at the French Air and Space Museum
A portion of the Saint-Exupéry exhibit, in the French Air & Space Museum, Le Bourget, Paris.
The facade of the Antoine de Saint-Exupery Museum in Tarfaya, Morocco.
Lamplighter Square at The Museum of The Little Prince, Hakone, Japan
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References
- ↑ Schiff, Stacy (2006). Saint-Exupéry : a biography (1st Owl books ed.). New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-7913-5.
- ↑ "Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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