The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (ISBN:0156012197)

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		The Little Prince
	
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			Antoine de Saint-Exupery		
	
You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a Little Prince. How wrong you would be!...more
 You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a Little Prince. How wrong you would be! This is far from the truth: it is much more. It is a complex story containing lots of ambiguities about a child with golden hair. These are all eruditely discussed before the actual story begins, in a section entitled "How It All Began". "Is The Little Prince a story written for children or is it a meditation intended for adults?"  The Art of Living is discussed, along with a system of values, and the train of thought behind them is the unifying element. You are invited to "look at the book, and allow yourself to travel from one image to the next... " It was written and published more than 50 years ago in the USA, and the author was a Frenchman who illustrated the book himself; it was later translated by Kathryn Woods. The Little Prince is still very popular and has now been translated into many languages. Shortly after it was first written, the author died--disappearing together with his plane somewhere over the Mediterranean. This Gift edition contains all the original illustrations, plus some more original drawings that came to light later and have been published here for the first time.--Susan Naylor   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I can't believe I never read this whole book earlier. I first encountered The Little Prince when I was taking French in high school. We would read it from the original French, making our own English translations, as well as comparing our work to one of the official translations. However, we were unable to finish the entire book, and unfortunately it got swept away in the clutter of my...more
 I can't believe I never read this whole book earlier. I first encountered The Little Prince when I was taking French in high school. We would read it from the original French, making our own English translations, as well as comparing our work to one of the official translations. However, we were unable to finish the entire book, and unfortunately it got swept away in the clutter of my mind.

Finally picking it up again after a recommendation, I was amazed at its depth and clarity, especially for a children's book. The Little Prince tackles our inability to take in the world with a sense of wonder as we grow, and as we are encompassed about with 'numbers' and other things that are, in the end, nowhere near as important as our relationships.

I was most surprised by the ending, which at first was a little jarring, but then I realized that it was the best way it could have wrapped up - a bite at the frivolity of our busy lives, but with a sparkle of hope as we look up at the stars and know that, somewhere, on planet B612, a boy and his rose are engaged in what we too can experience, if we are willing to slow down and be 'tamed'.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Ayant été scolarisé au Lycée Antoine de Saint Exupéry, je me suis fait un devoir de le lire, et j'ai même, à l'époque de mes années lycée, participé à ce que je qualifierais de "fouilles archélo-scolaires" dans les "méandres des sous-sols du lycée" ... Et oui, il y en a! Il a fallu repérer les accès, trouver le moyen d'accéder de manière...more
 Ayant été scolarisé au Lycée Antoine de Saint Exupéry, je me suis fait un devoir de le lire, et j'ai même, à l'époque de mes années lycée, participé à ce que je qualifierais de "fouilles archélo-scolaires" dans les "méandres des sous-sols du lycée" ... Et oui, il y en a! Il a fallu repérer les accès, trouver le moyen d'accéder de manière DISCRETE, et de mettre en place un "protocole" de surveillance qui nous a permis de visiter l'ensemble de ses installations. Nous y découvrîmes des archives de dossiers scolaires remontant aux années 60, nous avions trouvé les dossiers de certains médecins mantais, comme le docteur H, dont le fils était scolarisé avec bnous d'ailleurs. Parmi les archives, un disque du "Le petit Prince", édition d'époque, que nous laissâmes sur place, Fiers de notre découverte... à plus   hide

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							Vilma
						
							few weeks ago						
One of my all time favorite books. It is so special and carries such a speial message. I always cry at the end. This story means so much to me. If I ever get extra money to spend, I would love to get small tattoos of The Little Prince, The Fox, and The Rose on my ankle.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Mis frases preferidas, lei este libro en la adolescencia y aun forma parte de mi... comprendi que un libro siempre sera un buen amigo... aqui mis frases memorables>

"Es como la flor: Si alguien ama a una flor de la que sólo existe más que un ejemplar entre los millones y millones de estrellas, es bastante para que sea feliz cuando mira a las estrellas.”

“Si vienes, por ejemplo, a las...more
 Mis frases preferidas, lei este libro en la adolescencia y aun forma parte de mi... comprendi que un libro siempre sera un buen amigo... aqui mis frases memorables>

"Es como la flor: Si alguien ama a una flor de la que sólo existe más que un ejemplar entre los millones y millones de estrellas, es bastante para que sea feliz cuando mira a las estrellas.”

“Si vienes, por ejemplo, a las cuatro de la tarde; desde las tres yo empezaría a ser dichoso”

“Fue el tiempo que pasaste con tu rosa lo que la hizo tan importante.”   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
It's seriously just the best book in the universe. Because i said so. Alice in Wonderland was a childrens book written for adults and so is the little prince - Alice in wonderland was arrogant but the little prince reads like a revelation so you can't even be offended by its genius because its so subtle. It's seriously poignant. I don't use that word often because i don't really know what it...more
 It's seriously just the best book in the universe. Because i said so. Alice in Wonderland was a childrens book written for adults and so is the little prince - Alice in wonderland was arrogant but the little prince reads like a revelation so you can't even be offended by its genius because its so subtle. It's seriously poignant. I don't use that word often because i don't really know what it means and i like to fully understanda  word in all context before i use it. Like spadge. Thats why i use it so much. But anyway, poignant to me simply means somethign that moves you in a really gentle, sophisicated way. Not say like requiem for a dream - which has so much shock value you require sedatives to handle it at the end. This book is written with such simple, matter of fact language but it reads like poetry on certain pages. Not many books make you miss something about what you were or who you are but this seems to affect you at the end - you remember the time you were like this, but know that if you'd never changed you never would have understood how perfect it was. Anyway its so awesome i've considered learning fluent french just so i can raed it as was intended. 11 mutated thumbs up   hide

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							Flor Di Minas
						
							few weeks ago						
Esse livro descreve um príncipe que vive num planeta muito pequeno e o vento lhe trouxe a semente de uma planta. Era uma linda rosa. Todavia, sua rosa era muito exigente e o Pequeno Príncipe queria viajar para conhecer outros mundos. Um dia, mesmo diante dos protestos de sua amada rosa, cuidou de todos os seus afazeres e limpou seus vulcões e seguiu sua viagem. Conhece muitos planetas cada um...more
 Esse livro descreve um príncipe que vive num planeta muito pequeno e o vento lhe trouxe a semente de uma planta. Era uma linda rosa. Todavia, sua rosa era muito exigente e o Pequeno Príncipe queria viajar para conhecer outros mundos. Um dia, mesmo diante dos protestos de sua amada rosa, cuidou de todos os seus afazeres e limpou seus vulcões e seguiu sua viagem. Conhece muitos planetas cada um com um tipo de “personalidade” diferente, vindo a conhecer inclusive a Terra. Aqui fez amizade com um aviador e uma raposa, então há uma troca de ensinamentos de vida e relacionamentos.   

Escrito para adultos ou crianças? o que você me diz?   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A masterpiece. I own it in Spanish and Piedmont dialect. Check out the movie too!
"Understanding life is what this story is about, for both the author and his subject. The Little Prince lived happily alone on his small planet until the wind planted for him a new seed, from which sprang the loveliest flower he had ever seen. He lavished his love and attention upon the flower, which in turn...more
 A masterpiece. I own it in Spanish and Piedmont dialect. Check out the movie too!
"Understanding life is what this story is about, for both the author and his subject. The Little Prince lived happily alone on his small planet until the wind planted for him a new seed, from which sprang the loveliest flower he had ever seen. He lavished his love and attention upon the flower, which in turn tormented him with her vanity and her pride, ultimately driving him to abandon his home and venture forth into the galaxy in search of the secret of what is really important in life. He learns this secret, finally, from a creature of the Earth - a fox. With his new level of understanding, the Little Prince is at last ready to return home, but not before he passes on his new knowledge to the author - knowledge of the healing power of love which makes all things unique, and how the pain of saying goodbye is worth it if it changes how we look at the world".   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I first read this book when I was 11 years old; it was a gift from my 6th grade teacher. I have always been an avid reader, so reading -what? 200's pages?- was not too much of a great effort but reading The Little Prince was it. I could not understand it at first or maybe I did but not the right way because back then I thought of the book like a children one. Now that I am an adult and have...more
 I first read this book when I was 11 years old; it was a gift from my 6th grade teacher. I have always been an avid reader, so reading -what? 200's pages?- was not too much of a great effort but reading The Little Prince was it. I could not understand it at first or maybe I did but not the right way because back then I thought of the book like a children one. Now that I am an adult and have read The Little Prince for a second time I can see so many things I missed when I was a child. Such an amazing story! I say 'thank you' to that teacher whenever she is for giving me such a good gift. I hope never to grow up so much like to forget who I am. If that ever happened to me I would like to be awake by one little angel with gold color hair who would never stop asking the same question until the answer is given.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This is one of my favorite books of all time.  Life is already beautifully complex due to complicated roses and destructive boas .. and man has the tendency to make things even more complicated - all for what?  This book brought me to light on so many subject matters and it's one of those master pieces that you can read repeatedly throughout your life.  There is always a new lesson to be learned...more
 This is one of my favorite books of all time.  Life is already beautifully complex due to complicated roses and destructive boas .. and man has the tendency to make things even more complicated - all for what?  This book brought me to light on so many subject matters and it's one of those master pieces that you can read repeatedly throughout your life.  There is always a new lesson to be learned with each reading.  Depending on your current perception of the world and life .. a different lesson(s) can be taken from the literature.  I don't know how Antoine De Saint Exupery did it, but the story is magically versatile for all ages.  It's simplistically breathtaking.  It's a philosophical text for under 100 page.  It's universal.  It's amazing.  Can you imagine how many more secrets there are to unravel if I could only naturally understand French!   hide

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							Dian
						
							few weeks ago						
Bermaksud untuk menyegarkan diri setelah 2 minggu dibuai ketegangan Lord Of The Ring, saya memilih buku setipis 108 halaman ini. Dengan judul yang berkesan ringan dan isi yang dipenuhi dengan ilustrasi gambar lucu sangat meyakinkan bahwa saya pasti sangat terhibur membacanya.

Halaman ucapan terima kasih sudah memberikan inspirasi untuk menulis status di Face Book. Lembar kedua dari bab 1 membuat...more
 Bermaksud untuk menyegarkan diri setelah 2 minggu dibuai ketegangan Lord Of The Ring, saya memilih buku setipis 108 halaman ini. Dengan judul yang berkesan ringan dan isi yang dipenuhi dengan ilustrasi gambar lucu sangat meyakinkan bahwa saya pasti sangat terhibur membacanya.

Halaman ucapan terima kasih sudah memberikan inspirasi untuk menulis status di Face Book. Lembar kedua dari bab 1 membuat saya tersenyum-senyum. Di akhir...wah...saya mendapatkan lebih dari yang saya harapkan. Tidak seringan yang saya bayangkan, tetapi bukunya sangaaat indah. Sangat menginspirasi saya untuk tidak jadi 'sok' dewasa dan mengingatkan untuk menghargai pikiran seorang anak.

Sudah lupa bagaimana rasanya menjadi seorang anak? Baca deh buku ini ;)   hide

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