Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Lewis Galantiere (Translator)
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- Pub. Date: January 2003
- 240pp
- Sales Rank: 15,358
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 2003
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Format: Paperback, 240pp
- Sales Rank: 15,358
- ISBN-13: 9780156027496
- ISBN: 0156027496
Synopsis
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.
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Air adventure and personal reminiscence by a flyer.
More Reviews and RecommendationsBiography
Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 and became a professional pilot at the age of 26. Beginning with SOUTHERN MAIL (1929), he drew on his flying experiences for a series of books that have become classics of French and world literature. He died in 1944.
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Poet of the Airby Col-H
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October 23, 2008: Named to National Geographic's "Top Ten Adventure Books of All Time" for a very good reason, it is. Not just pilots, but anyone who has ever bumped along in a puddle jumper through a thunderstorm will relate to the emotions of flying blind. A timeless classic, with beautiful prose, and genuine excitement by a great adventurer.
Poetry, Planes, and philosophyby Anonymous
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June 25, 2002: I am amazed that I'm the first reviewed! Although I only recently read this book, it now one of my favorites. The stories are exotic, the words are poetic. Hemmingway's excitement with Jimmy Buffett's phrasing. If you have enjoyed Twain's 'Following the Equator' or anything by Conrad, this book is a treat.
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