Book description
A fascinating account of the life of one of the century's great
eccentrics - the brilliant Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Born in 1900 of
impoverished aristocracy, he swiftly developed a mania for aviation,
despite his chaotic mind and total technological incompetence. He flew
reconnaissance missions in the War and wrote some strange and wonderful
books, including the classic children's story THE LITTLE PRINCE, between
theatrically executed airplane crashed. He died in the air in 1944, and
his brief life instantly acquired mythical status. 'Every facet of
Saint-Exupery's short and dramatic life is covered in this fascinating
biography. This is Stacy Schiff's first book, but she writes with all
the skill, assurance and mastery of an old literary hand. If there was
such a thing as a prize for a first biography, I would nominate this
book. ' Frank McLynn, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. Stacy Schiff was educated at
Phillips Academy and at Williams College. She lives with her husband and
their two children. Saint-Exupery, her first book, was shortlisted for
the 1995 Pulitzer Prize. Schiff is a 1996 Guggenheim Fellow.
