![]() While in some ways the book and its titular character remain forever young, time marches forward 2023 will mark the 80th anniversary of the book’s publication. Saint-Exupéry dedicated The Little Prince to his “best friend in the world,” fellow writer and critic Léon Werth, specifically to Werth “when he was a little boy.” He wrote, “All grown-ups were once children-although few of them remember.” Werth, he said, was one of the few. The book has been enshrined as a classic work of children’s literature, one that pays tribute to the creativity and compassion of young people. Available in more than 500 languages and dialects, it’s the most widely translated book in print after the Bible. There are, quite possibly, as many interpretations as there are readers-and there are many. Written in 1943 at the height of World War II, the book is part interstellar fairy tale, anti-fascist fable, autobiographical adventure, and more. Such is the case with Le Petit Prince ( The Little Prince) by French aviator-author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944). They traverse time and space, capturing the imaginations of readers across generations and geographies. ![]()
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