Saint-Exupéry had been drawing the same little figure over and over again, on receipts, tablecloths and scraps of paper since he was in his 20s.¹ģ3. it is I who will decide on a) the placement of the illustrations, b) their relative dimensions, c) whether or not they should be in full color, and d) how the captions should read.'³ģ2. Saint-Exupéry illustrated the book himself and had very specific demands for his publisher: '.

A new documentary Invisible Essence: The Little Prince explores Saint-Exupéry's global legacy and introduces the world to a blind seven-year-old boy named Sahil, who reads the book for the first time.Ī drawing by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is shown at the Museum of Old Toulouse on May 17, 2017. In a 1941 interview with Harper's Bazaar, Saint-Exupéry revealed that the first book he ever loved was a collection of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales.²Ħ. Saint-Exupéry was profoundly shaped by two deaths in his youth: his father Jean in 1904 and his younger brother Francois, with whom he was very close, in 1917.ĥ. Swept up in the notion of flying, Saint-Exupéry experienced his first flight at age 12.Ĥ. Between 19, France was fascinated by aviation. Saint-Exupéry was an inventive child, conducting bathtub experiments, attaching wings to his bicycle and writing poetry about his home, four siblings and mother.¹ģ. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born on Jin Lyon, France to an aristocratic family.Ģ. The enduring magic of The Little Prince: with Stacy Schiff, Mark Osborne and Éric Dupontīrush up on some trivia by checking out these 75 facts you might not know about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince.ġ.16, followed by an airing of the documentary Invisible Essence: The Little Prince on CBC's documentary channel on Dec. 2018 marks 75 years since the publication of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic fable The Little Prince. The anniversary is being marked by a special edition of the book, which includes archival images and a look at the French aviator's history.Ī special panel on the book with biographer Stacy Schiff, filmmaker Mark Osborne and Canadian novelist Eric Dupont will air on CBC Radio's Writers & Companyon Dec.

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