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A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and encounters a strange young boy who calls himself the Little Prince. The Little Prince has traveled there from his home on a lonely, distant asteroid with a single rose. The story that follows is a beautiful and at times heartbreaking meditation on human nature.
The Little Prince is one of the best-selling and most translated books of all time, universally cherished by children and adults alike, and Richard Howard's translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry's unique and gifted style, bringing the English text as close as possible to the French in language, style, and spirit.
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Includes one of my favorite dedications: “I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were once children — although few of them remember it.”
I read this book early middle school, most people in my class hated it and didn’t understand it. But personally I loved this book and even if it didn’t always make complete sense I just sort of understood it. I believe ever adult should read this book because it teaches people to keep their child like wonder!
Innocent and beautiful and left me wanting to take pause when looking around.
I first heard, to my shame, of The Little Prince on Netflix and the short part that I watched (I watched it with the kids and stopped around the 20 minute mark) I felt that it was especially unique. So when I saw it was indeed a book, and a particularly famous one at that, I realised there must be something special in here. I wasn't let down.
I'm not quite sure what the Little Prince is, I want to have this great epiphany about the story but if I had one, I can't articulate it.
The tale is certainly beautiful in a way that makes me remember to forget all the serious stuff (and numbers) of adulthood and remember the time I used to wonder whether an entire universe could exist inside a raindrop.
It's a romantic escapism of a book and I hope to share the book with my children one day soon.
Feel it should be an essential read for all companies and should especially feature in the conversation about setting values for a startup. It makes you think about why we do what we do, the purpose of work and life, hard work and dedication. A “children's book” that just develops new meanings for adults.
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