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。

'All grown-ups were once children - although few of them remember it'. A pilot forced to crash land in the Sahara desert encounters a little prince who is visiting the earth from his own small planet with its three volcanoes and a beautiful flower. Through this meeting, the aviator comes to discover many of life's universal truths which illuminate the human condition with all its foibles, cunning and eccentricities. This wonderful and remarkable book will enchant both children and adults alike. It is a strange and wonderful parable for all ages, championing the beauty and wisdom of childhood which fades when one becomes 'a grown up'. Antoine De Saint-Exupery's book has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies. Its magic is in its charm, its simplicity and its truths which speak to people of many nations and generations.