'All grown-ups were once children - although few of them remember it.' A pilot forced to crash land in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince who is visiting the Earth from his own small planet with its three volcanoes and a beautiful flower. Through this meeting, the aviator comes to discover many of life's universal truths which illuminate the human condition with all its foibles, cunning and eccentricities. This wonderful and remarkable book will enchant both children and adults alike. It is a strange and wonderful parable for all ages, championing the beauty and wisdom of childhood which fades when one becomes 'a grown up'. Antoine De Saint-Exupery's book has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies. Its magic is in its charm, its simplicity and its truths which speak to people of many nations and generations. This is a specially commissioned new translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz. Illustrated in black and white by the author, with an afterword by David Stuart Davies.
Ich weiss nicht, was es ist, aber ich werde mit diesem Buch einfach nicht warm. Es ist mir irgendwie zu metaphorisch, zu moralisch, zu übertrieben. Vielleicht fehlt mir etwas dieser „Blick durch Kinderaugen“ um es zu verstehen. Schon alleine der Elefant in der Schlange… für mich ist es ein gewöhnlicher Hut, und ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass es viele Kinder gäbe, die in diesem hut einen Elefanten in einer Schlange erkennen würden.
Aber nun ja. Meins ist es nicht.
