Wind, Sand And Stars: An Amazing Autobiography About the Wonder of Flying from the Author of The Little Prince

The National Book Award-winning autobiographical book about the wonder of flying from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of the beloved children’s classic The Little Prince.

A National Geographic Top Ten Adventure Book of All Time

Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying.

Translated by Lewis Galantière.

“There are certain rare individuals…who by the mere fact of their existence put an edge on life, their ceaseless astonishment before its possibilities awakening our own latent sense of renewel and expectation. No one ever stood out more conspicuously in this respect than the French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.”—The New York Times Book Review

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books Classics
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2002
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0156027496
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0156027496
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.56 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #16,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #38 in Author Biographies #42 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies #384 in Memoirs (Books)
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