Friday, May 15, 2009

Le Petit Prince, My favorite book

"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. "

This is the quote from Antoine de Saint Exupery's famous book "Le Petit Prince" He is one of my favorite writer. He was born in Lyon, Francein 1900, became a writer and a successful commercial pilot. He went missing on a reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean in July 1944. He was forty four.

Le Petit Prince reflects human relationship and loneliness. Le Petit Prince has no name because he represents all children in the world who was eager to leave his own planet to enter to the grown-ups'. Le Petit Prince is also very sentimental. In chapter VI, he reveals his melancholy whenever he sees the sunset. One time, he watched the sunset forty three times.

If you have the chance to read the book, hope you enjoy it as much as I did.




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