Told through the eyes of a stranded pilot, The Little Prince reveals deep truths about love, friendship, and imagination. The young prince’s travels across strange planets uncover the follies of adulthood and the beauty of seeing with the heart. Saint-Exupéry’s gentle fable blends innocence with philosophy, reminding readers that what is essential is often invisible to the eye.
Date: 1945 (France)
Length: ~112 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~200.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Children, Fantasy
"A children’s fable for adults... an allegory of Saint-Exupéry’s own life —his search for childhood certainties and interior peace, his mysticism, his belief in human courage and brotherhood" — Barry James, The New York Times reviewer (1943)
"Rarely have an author and a book been so perfectly matched as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince" — Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer
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