This is an account of the life of the eccentric Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Born in 1900 of impoverished aristocracy, he swiftly developed a mania for aviation, despite his chaotic mind and total technological incompetence. He flew reconnaisance missions in the war and wrote strange books, including the classic children's story "The Little Prince", between theatrically-executed airplane crashes. He died in the air in 1944, and his brief life instantly acquired mythical status.
- ISBN10 0805079130
- ISBN13 9780805079135
- Publish Date 5 September 2000 (first published 18 October 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St. Martins Press-3PL
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 560
- Language English