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The Little Prince

By Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Richard Howard (Translator)

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| Paperback | 9780156012195

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You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a Little Prince. How wrong you would be! This is far from the truth: it is much more. It is a complex story containing lots of ambiguities about a child with golden hair. These are all eruditelContinue

You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a Little Prince. How wrong you would be! This is far from the truth: it is much more. It is a complex story containing lots of ambiguities about a child with golden hair. These are all eruditely discussed before the actual story begins, in a section entitled "How It All Began". "Is The Little Prince a story written for children or is it a meditation intended for adults?"

The Art of Living is discussed, along with a system of values, and the train of thought behind them is the unifying element. You are invited to "look at the book, and allow yourself to travel from one image to the next... " It was written and published more than 50 years ago in the USA, and the author was a Frenchman who illustrated the book himself; it was later translated by Kathryn Woods. The Little Prince is still very popular and has now been translated into many languages. Shortly after it was first written, the author died--disappearing together with his plane somewhere over the Mediterranean. This Gift edition contains all the original illustrations, plus some more original drawings that came to light later and have been published here for the first time.--Susan Naylor

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  • The Little Prince: Book of Fun and Adventure By Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    Another timeless tale is given an interactive update in The Little Prince: Book of Fun and Adventure. The original story by Antoine de Saint-Exupery has sold more than 75 million copies since 1943, but this adaptation is a fresh and inviting collecti ... (read full critics)

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  • 5 people find this helpful

    The Little Prince

    It is a wonderfully mysterious book. On the surface it describes the journey of the little prince from Asteroid B-612 and his friendship with the narrator of the book. But deep down it is also a fable of life, love, loneliness, learning – and much more.

    If you haven’t read it, go and read it ... (continue)

    It is a wonderfully mysterious book. On the surface it describes the journey of the little prince from Asteroid B-612 and his friendship with the narrator of the book. But deep down it is also a fable of life, love, loneliness, learning – and much more.

    If you haven’t read it, go and read it now. If you have read it already, read it again some years later. Then read it again some years after that. Repeat the process as often as you like. You will realize that it has become a different story each time you read it, and you will see new meaning all the time. This is the magic of The Little Prince.

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    Holmes said on Jun 29, 2007 | Add your feedback

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    This is the best book I have ever read.Most of the adults think they know everything.In fact,they know nothing,but that is pathetic.Adults had once been a child,although most of them had forgotten.They don't know what they are chasing and seems not interested in finding it out.They always seems to b ... (continue)

    This is the best book I have ever read.Most of the adults think they know everything.In fact,they know nothing,but that is pathetic.Adults had once been a child,although most of them had forgotten.They don't know what they are chasing and seems not interested in finding it out.They always seems to be so busy.When they look back,however,they may realise that they are just hanging around and had done nothing at all.Because they forget to enjoy their life.

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    Yuenyeecy03 said on Feb 12, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Love it, and touched by the dear friend who gave this book to me as a late but sweet birthday gift.

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    pula said on Apr 24, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I have my own Princess

    Read this book so many times!
    In both English and Chinese.
    It was like a secret planet for me to explore, everytime I find different things, things that I can't find in real life.
    But always when it's come to the end, I feel so sad and want to watch Sunset myself, coz that when I have to apart f ... (continue)

    Read this book so many times!
    In both English and Chinese.
    It was like a secret planet for me to explore, everytime I find different things, things that I can't find in real life.
    But always when it's come to the end, I feel so sad and want to watch Sunset myself, coz that when I have to apart from my princess again.
    I love her.
    Miss her so much, but she knows that I am "busy" all the time.

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    Katie Pklam said on Jun 5, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • I read this book as a child (9 - 10 y. old) because it was on the obligatory school reading list, and after i read it, it left me a sense of claustrophobia and loneliness. I'm interested whether such senses or similar ones has being left for other readers of the same age. It was a mistake, I think, ... (continue)

    I read this book as a child (9 - 10 y. old) because it was on the obligatory school reading list, and after i read it, it left me a sense of claustrophobia and loneliness. I'm interested whether such senses or similar ones has being left for other readers of the same age. It was a mistake, I think, give children such a book because they are not able to understand the metaphora or the writer's message. I'll read it again

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    Tomislavbright said on May 26, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • A book about about human
    Little prince, must go back to his place just like everyone else

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    Welchung said on May 17, 2010 | Add your feedback

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