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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Grown-ups are really very, very odd. “
Reasons To Read:
If you love short reads
If you love fantastical fiction masquerading as a series of mini life lessons
If you enjoy classics that are easy to read
This book makes me jealous of all native French speakers who get to experience the joy of reading Le Petit Prince as it was intended, in the language of its author.
The Little Prince is written and illustrated exactly as you would expect a children’s book to be, but it is truly a story meant for adults.
The namesake of the novella, the prince, has been living on his own planet, but feeling tormented by his only companion, the rose, he has decided to move. He travels across the asteroids encountering absurd characters, each of whom he questions with childlike curiosity.
During his visit to Earth, he meets a stranded aviator, the narrator, with whom he forms a deep connection.
The travels of the prince incite conversations that are so wonderfully full of food for thought, each one imparting some wisdom that you have long since forgotten. It questions the transition of our mindsets from children to adults, perhaps put most poignantly in the dedication of the book, “I will dedicate the book to the little boy from where this grown-up grew.”
This is probably the most ‘quotable’ book I’ve ever come across, each sentence is like a blanket you want to wrap yourself in, and keep by your side forever.
You can interpret this story as you like, some may say it’s a love story between the prince and his rose, it may be called a war story, considering Saint-Exupéry was a WW2 French aviator, or it may be called a parable for children and adults alike, but it’s a definitely worth a read.
The Little Prince is like a small piece of fine chocolate, you bite, you chew and it’s over all too soon, but you’re thinking about it long after it’s gone.
Ru Recommends: 5/5
Fun Fact: Saint-Exupéry himself painted all of the story’s simple watercolor illustrations!
Reasons To Read:
If you love short reads
If you love fantastical fiction masquerading as a series of mini life lessons
If you enjoy classics that are easy to read
This book makes me jealous of all native French speakers who get to experience the joy of reading Le Petit Prince as it was intended, in the language of its author.
The Little Prince is written and illustrated exactly as you would expect a children’s book to be, but it is truly a story meant for adults.
The namesake of the novella, the prince, has been living on his own planet, but feeling tormented by his only companion, the rose, he has decided to move. He travels across the asteroids encountering absurd characters, each of whom he questions with childlike curiosity.
During his visit to Earth, he meets a stranded aviator, the narrator, with whom he forms a deep connection.
The travels of the prince incite conversations that are so wonderfully full of food for thought, each one imparting some wisdom that you have long since forgotten. It questions the transition of our mindsets from children to adults, perhaps put most poignantly in the dedication of the book, “I will dedicate the book to the little boy from where this grown-up grew.”
This is probably the most ‘quotable’ book I’ve ever come across, each sentence is like a blanket you want to wrap yourself in, and keep by your side forever.
You can interpret this story as you like, some may say it’s a love story between the prince and his rose, it may be called a war story, considering Saint-Exupéry was a WW2 French aviator, or it may be called a parable for children and adults alike, but it’s a definitely worth a read.
The Little Prince is like a small piece of fine chocolate, you bite, you chew and it’s over all too soon, but you’re thinking about it long after it’s gone.
Ru Recommends: 5/5
Fun Fact: Saint-Exupéry himself painted all of the story’s simple watercolor illustrations!