by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070360215
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«Terre des hommes» is the autobiographical account by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, published by Folio in paperback (181 pages, in French).
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry evokes his years as an airmail pilot on routes over the Sahara and the Andes. Through episodes such as a forced landing in the middle of the desert and the subsequent walk without supplies, the book reflects on camaraderie, daring and the meaning of existence.
Number 21 in the Folio collection. The work, originally published in 1939, received the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française and the National Book Award.
Recommended for readers interested in aviation memoirs, twentieth-century French literature and travel narratives.
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry, known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator.
