Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince [The Little Prince]

Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error
Mais les yeux sont aveugles, Il faut chercher avec le cœur (Le Petit Prince)

When Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s short “conte” Le Petit Prince was published in the mid nineteen forties, many critics opined that it was a good children’s book, and a quaint distraction from the writer’s more serious writings like Courrier Sud and Terre des Hommes. Even in 1966, the French essayist Gaëtan Picon declared that Le Petit Prince was “un conte charmant” (83) and nothing more. Yet, more than seventy years after its publication, this philosophical fablehas become one of the most beloved and admired books in the French literary canon. Translated in over two hundred and fifty languages – including Latin and braille – it is placed on the list of all best-selling books ever published in

5307 words

Citation: Tirven-Gadum, Vina. "Le Petit Prince". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 August 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=16832, accessed 19 March 2024.]

16832 Le Petit Prince 3 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.