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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Key Facts

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  • He was both a writer and an
    aviator.
  • His full name was
    Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry.
  • He was born in
    Lyon, France.
  • He became a pilot during his military service in the early
    1920s.
  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born on
    29 June 1900.
  • In 1926, he started working for the Latécoère aviation company, which later became part of
    Aéropostale.
  • The Little Prince was first published in
    1943.
  • The Little Prince explores themes such as
    friendship, love, responsibility and human relationships.
  • His most famous book is
    The Little Prince.
  • Among his famous works are Southern Mail,
    Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars.
  • ,,,has become one of the best-known French books in the world.
    The Little Prince
  • On 31 July 1944, he took off from Corsica on a
    reconnaissance mission.
  • He later worked in South America, especially in
    Argentina.
  • Parts of his aircraft were discovered many years later in the
    Mediterranean Sea, near Marseille.
  • As an airmail pilot, he transported mail between
    Europe and Africa.
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