The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A young prince from a tiny asteroid embarks on a journey across the universe, visiting various planets and meeting their strange inhabitants. Along the way, he learns about the follies and absurdities of the adult world, the nature of friendship, and the importance of retaining a childlike wonder and curiosity. His journey eventually leads him to Earth, where he befriends a fox and learns about love and loss before finally returning to his asteroid.
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- Published
- 1943
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 93-96
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- De Kleine Prins
- Den Lille Prins
- Den Lille Prinsen
- Der Kleine Prinz
- El Petit Príncep
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This book is on the following 48 lists:
- 3rd on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 4th on 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time (BBC)
- 4th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 4th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 5th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 5th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 6th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 6th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 6th on The Little Big Bulgaria Read (Bulgaria)
- 7th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 8th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 9th on 100 Best Novels, in Translation, Since 1900 (CounterPunch)
- 13th on Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- 18th on The 100 Most Important Translations (Notos Magazine (Turkey))
- 21st on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 22nd on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 29th on The 50 best French language books from 1900 to today (Le Temps)
- 35th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 47th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 49th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 64th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 67th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 68th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 72nd on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 82nd on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 88th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 180th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books to Love (Sunday Times)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon (USA))
- 100 Great Children's Books (The New York Public Library (NYPL))
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- Best Books Ever (Book Depository)
- Finding Comfort in the Classics (NY Times)
- Five Books to Read on a Desert Island (Tampa Bay Times)
- From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
- Recommended Reading List for Students (China 2020) (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Great American Read (PBS)