Little Prince Author Biography

Latest news biography Antoine de Saint-Exupery is a writer whose name knows everyone who is familiar with the book “Little Prince”. The biography of the author of an unforgettable work is full of incredible events and coincidences, because its main activity was related to aviation. As a child, the boy was called Tony. He was born on June 29 in Lyon, in the family of a nobleman, and was a 3rd child of 5 children.

The head of the family died when little Tony was 4 years old. The family was left without funds and moved to the aunt, who lived in Belcur Square.

There was not enough money, but this was compensated by friendship between brothers and sisters. Antoine was especially close with his brother Francois. Antoine de Saint-Exupery in his youth instilled a child with a love of books and literature, talking about the value of art. Published letters are reminiscent of her tender friendship with her son. Interested in his mother’s lessons, the boy was also fond of technology and chose what he wants to devote himself to.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery studied at a Christian school in Lyon, and then at Jesuit in Montreo. At the age of 14, the efforts of the mother were sent to the Swiss Catholic boarding house. In the year, Antoine entered the Faculty of Architecture at the Paris School of Fine Arts. The bachelor with a diploma in his hands was preparing to enter the naval lyceum, but failed at the competitive selection.

A severe loss for Antoine was the death of his brother from articular rheumatism. He experienced the loss of a loved one, closing himself in himself. Aviation Antoine dreamed of heaven since childhood. For the first time, he visited in flight at 12 thanks to the famous pilot Gabriel Wroblevsky, who took him for the sake of fun at Aviadrome in Amber. The young man had enough impressions to understand what would become the goal of his whole life.

Antoine de St. Exupery has changed a lot in the life of Antoine. After he was drafted into the army, he graduated from piloting courses and became a member of the Aviation Regiment in Strasbourg. At first, the young man was an unlice for the workshop at the airfield, but soon became the owner of a civil pilot’s certificate. Exupery later improved his qualifications to a military pilot. Having completed the training at officer courses, Antoine flew in the rank of junior lieutenant and served in 34 regiment.

After an unsuccessful flight in the year, Exupery, having received a head injury, left aviation. The pilot settled in Paris and decided to try himself in the literary sphere. Success did not come. To make a living, Exupery was forced to sell cars, work at a tiled factory and even trade books. The pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupery soon became clear that Antoine was not capable of leading such a lifestyle.

He was helped out by an accidental acquaintance. In the year, the young pilot received the position of a mechanic at the Aeropostal airline, and later became a pilot of the air court that delivered mail. During this period of time, South Postal was written. Following a new increase was followed by another translation. Having become the chief of the airport in Kap-Jubi, who was in Sahara, Antoine took up creativity.

In the year, a talented specialist was transferred to the post of director of the Aeropostal branch, and Exupery translated to Buenos Aires to lead the entrusted department. He executed regular flights over the Kasablanka. The company, for the good of which the writer worked, soon went bankrupt, so since the year Antoine worked in Europe again. Antoine de Saint-Exupery in the cabin of the aircraft first worked on postal airlines, and then began to combine the main work with a parallel direction, becoming a test pilot.

On one of the tests, the aircraft crash occurred. Exupery survived thanks to the operational work of divers. The life of the writer was associated with extreme, and he was not afraid to take risks. Participating in the development of the project on a speed flight, Antoine acquired the plane for operation on the Paris-Sagon line. The ship had an accident in the desert. Exupery survived due to chance.

He, along with the mechanic, who were on the last out of their thirst, was saved by the Bedouins. Antoine de Saint-Exupery near the worst accident, which was visited by the writer, was the collapse of the aircraft during the flight from New York into the territory of the Fiery Earth. After him, the pilot was in a coma for several days, having received a injury to the head and shoulder.

V e, Antoine became interested in journalism and became a correspondent of the Paris Suar newspaper. In the status of the representative of the newspaper Entransigen, Exupery was in the war in Spain. He also participated in battles with the Nazis in the Second World War. Exupery wrote the first work in college in the year. They became the fairy tale "Odysseus of the cylinder." The author’s talent was appreciated, awarding 1 place at the literary competition.

In the year, in the house of Kuzina, Antoine met with popular authors and publishers of that time. They were delighted with the talent of a young man and offered cooperation. The next year, the story “Pilot” was published on the pages of the Silver Ship magazine. The writer had two calls, and he shared with the public the perception of the world through the eyes of the pilot.The author talked about his philosophy, which allowed the reader to look at life differently.

That is why Exupery statements on the pages of works are used today as quotes. Being a pilot of Aeropostal, the pilot did not think to stop literary activities. Returning to his native France, he concluded a contract with the publishing house of Gaston Gallimara to create and publish 7 novels. Exupery writer existed in close co-creation with eczuper-pilot.

An illustrations of Antoine de Saint-Exupery to the fairy tale “Little Prince” in the year the author received the Femin award for “Night Flight”, and in the year the film was shot for the work. The accident in the Libyan desert and the adventures that the pilot survived, wandering on it, he described in the novel “Earth of People” “Planet of People”. The works were based on emotions from acquaintance with the Stalinist regime in the Soviet Union.

The novel "Military Pilot" has become an autobiographical work. The author was influenced by the experiences related to the participation in the Second World War. The book prohibited in France was incredible in the United States. Representatives of the American publishing house ordered an eczuper fairy tale. So the light saw the “little prince”, accompanied by copyright illustrations.

He brought the writer world fame. Personal life at the age of 18 Antoine fell in love with Louise Wilmorn. The daughter of rich parents did not pay attention to the courtship of an ardent young man. After a plane crash, the girl deleted him from her life. The pilot took a romantic failure as a real tragedy. Unrequited love tormented him. Even glory and success did not change the relationship of Louise, which remained impartial.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Consuelo Sunchin Exupery enjoyed the attention of the ladies, charming attractive appearance and charm, but was in no hurry to build personal life. The approach to the man managed to find Consuelo Sunchin. According to one version, Consuelo and Antoine met in Buenos Aires thanks to a common acquaintance. The former husband of a woman, the writer Gomez Carilla, died.

She found comfort in the novel with the pilot. A magnificent wedding took place in the year. The marriage was not easy. Consuelo constantly rolled scandals. She had a bad character, but the intelligence and education of the wife pleased the Antoine. The writer, adoring his wife, suffered what was happening. Death the death of Antoine de Saint-Exupery was shrouded in a veil of secrets. During the Second World War, he considered it a duty to defend the honor of the country.

For health reasons, the pilot was determined to the ground regiment, but Antoine connected the connection and got into the flight reconnaissance squad. The Antoine de Saint-Exupery bracelet on July 31, he did not return from the flight and was included in the lists of missing. In the year, near Marseille, a writer's bracelet with the engraved name of his wife was found, and in the year - parts of the aircraft that he controlled.

In the year, it became known that the cause of the writer’s death was the attack of a German pilot. The pilot of the enemy air session after years publicly admitted this. 60 years after the crash, photos from the place of collision were published. Monument to Antoine de Saint-Exupery the writer's bibliography is small, but a description of the bright and saturated adventures of life lies in it.

A brave pilot and good writer of the 20th century lived and died, maintaining dignity. In memory of him, the Lyon airport was named.