Who is the author of The Little Prince?

The little prince was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupé ry (1June 29th, 900-1July 30th, 944) and also translated into the French writer Anthony de Saint-exupery.

Antoine de Saint-Exupé ry was born in Lyon. He lived in exile in the United States from 65438 to 0940 in new york and was immersed in literary creation. Anthony de Saint-Exupery loved adventure and freedom all his life. He disappeared on a flight in 1944 and became the most mysterious legend in the history of French literature.

Antoine de Saint-Exupé ry's works mainly describe the life of pilots. Representative works include the novel Night Flight, Essays Collection, Air Force Pilot and the fairy tale The Little Prince. His "Little Prince" is popular all over the world and has become a favorite classic of countless readers.

On the 50th anniversary of the death of Saint Exupé ry, his portrait was printed on the face value of 50 francs. For readers all over the world, his fame comes from the most popular fairy tale "Little Prince" in the 20th century. Since the publication of 1943, it has been translated into more than 100 languages with a sales volume of over 30 million copies. It has also been made into movies, put on the stage, made into records and made into CDs.

The Creative Background of The Little Prince

1935, on the train to Moscow, Saint Exupery saw a sleeping child under the night light. His lovely face reminds him that all children should be Mozart in childhood and the legendary prince.

In the same year1February, Saint-Exupé ry and a mechanic tried to set a direct flight record between Paris and Saigon, and got lost in the desert 200 kilometers away from Romania. When they hit a slope, they were leaning over the wing to look for ghostly targets. After struggling for three days, they were saved by an Arab herder. These two events became the longitude and latitude lines of the little prince's story.