Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French writer and pilot. He wrote many stories that became famous, including The Little Prince (original: Le petit prince, 1943), Night Flight (original: Vol de nuit, 1931), and Wind, Sand and Stars (original: Terre des hommes,Land of People, 1939). Saint-Exupéry did not return from a reconnaissance flight he did near Marseille, in 1944.
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Born | Antoine de Saint Exupéry 29 June 1900 Lyon, France |
Died | 31 July 1944 Offshore, south of Marseille, France | (aged 44)
Occupation | Aviator, Writer |
Nationality | French |
Period | 1929–1948 (posthumous) |
Genre | Autobiography, Belles-Lettres, Children's Literature |
Spouse | Consuelo Gómez Carillo de Saint-Exupéry, (1931-death) |
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A fisherman found Saint Exupery's silver bracelet near Mrseille, in 1998. Two years later, the motor of the plane was found nearby.