Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Birth Date 29 June 1900
Death Date 31 July 1944
Personal Name Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Alternate Names
- A de Saint-Exupery
- A. de Saint-Exupery
- A. Saint-Exupery
- Antione de Saint-Exupery
- Anto Saint Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (29 June 1900—31 July 1944) was a French writer and aviator. He is best remembered for his novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince), and for his books about aviation adventures, including Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars.
He was a successful commercial pilot before World War II, joining the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) on the outbreak of war, flying reconnaissance missions until the armistice with Germany. Following a spell of writing in the United States, he joined the Free French Forces. He disappeared on a reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean in July 1944.
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