num_pages: 96
description: This strange and lovely parable, written as much for adults as for children, and beautifully illustrated by the author, has become a classic of our time.The narrator, an air pilot, tells how, having made a forced landing in the Sahara Desert, he meets the little prince. The wise and enchanting stories the prince tells about the planet where he lives with three volcanoes and a haughty flower, about the other planets and their rulers, and about his fight with the bad seeds, make him an entrancing, unforgettable character.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a novelist and professional air pilot. He wrote The Little Prince a year before his death in 1944.
language: English
title: The Little Prince
titlecomplete: The Little Prince
genres: Middle Grade, Philosophy, French Literature, Childrens, Young Adult, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 1995365
places: Sahara Desert
awards: awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novella
publisher: Pan Books Ltd