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Saint-Exupery

Saint-Exupery

A Biography
Biography
Pages
560
Published
1994
Language
English

Synopsis

This biography explores the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the celebrated French aviator and author of 'The Little Prince.' It delves into his adventurous spirit, his experiences as a pioneering pilot, and the philosophical underpinnings of his literary work. The book paints a portrait of a man who navigated both the skies and the complexities of human existence.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeReflectiveIntellectual

Genres

Biography

About the author

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Stacy Schiff

Stacy Schiff (born October 26, 1961, in Adams, Massachusetts) is an American biographer and essayist. Her 1999 biography Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Saint-Exupéry: A Biography was a finalist for the same prize in 1995. Her other books include A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (winner of the George Washington Book Prize), Cleopatra: A Life, The Witches: Salem, 1692, and The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. She has held fe...