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THE LITTLE PRINCE, A NOVELLA BY ANTOINE DE SAINT- EXUPERY (BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION)

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 In this post, I shall review  The Little Prince (   Le Petit Prince) , a novella by  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry .   Published in 1943,  The Little Prince became  Antoine's most successful and best known work. In many ways,  The Little Prince is  a labour of love.  This world renown novella is what Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a   French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot is best known for. Antoine had quite an interesting and eventful life!  The Little Prince  contains some autobiographical elements. It might be what adds that special something to it. The writer included both his personal experience and meditations in it. Moreover, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry laboured hard over this little novella, aiming for and reaching literary perfection.  Supposedly, the author would cross out whole pages of  The Little Prince  to leave just one sentence, resulting in a poignant and poetic prose this novella is known for. Moreover,  The Little Prince   was not only written but also illustrated b