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安托萬·德·聖埃剋蘇佩裏（Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1900-1944）1900年6月29日齣生在法國裏昂。他曾經有誌於報考海軍學院，未能如願，卻有幸成瞭空軍的一員。1923年退役後，先後從事過各種不同的職業。

1926年，聖埃剋蘇佩裏進入拉泰科埃爾航空公司。在此期間，齣版小說《南方郵件》（1929）、《夜航》（1931），從此他在文學上聲譽鵲起。1939年，又一部作品《人的大地》問世。

第二次世界大戰期間他重入法國空軍。後輾轉去紐約開始流亡生活。在這期間，寫齣《空軍飛行員》、《給一個人質的信》、《小王子》（1943）等作品。1944年返迴同盟國地中海空軍部隊。在當年7月31日的一次飛行任務中，他駕駛飛機飛上湛藍的天空，就此再也沒有迴來。

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exup‚ry's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exup‚ry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time, has excelled in bringing the English text as close as possible to the French, in language, style, and most important, spirit. The artwork in this new edition has been restored to match in detail and in color Saint-Exup‚ry's original artwork. By combining the new translation with restored original art, Harcourt is proud to introduce the definitive English-language edition of

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"In the exquisite imagery of this fairy tale, the poet-writer shares with children something of the mystic's vision and wisdom of life."--New York Public Library. --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

About the Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) was born in Lyons, France. A year after the publication of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron. Best known throughout the world as the author and illustrator of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery wrote several other books that also have become classics of world literature.

The translator, Richard Howard, is the author of eleven books of poetry, including Untitled Subjects, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1970, and most recently, Trappings. He is the translator of more than 150 works from the French, including The Charterhouse of Parma. In 1984 he received the American Book Award for his translation of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. Mr. Howard lives in New York City.