Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: A book that has accompanied generations of children around the world. The second most widely read book globally, only the Bible. A heartbreaking story in the world. An allegory of life and existence. An enduring fairy tale filled with wisdom. A fairy tale written for adults, a heartbreaking story in the world, an allegory of love and responsibility! A little prince who never grows up, a warm, sincere, and touching allegory! The Little Prince is a melancholic little boy who comes from a very small, very small planet where everything is tiny. The Little Prince is easily sad, his small life is tender and sensitive—such a heartwarming little prince. He met the author in the Sahara Desert, and they shared their thoughts bit by bit. So we cried with the Little Prince, we laughed with the Little Prince, and together with the author, we became children again, rediscovering the innocence and tenderness we had lost. A simple and unpretentious fairy tale, with no extraordinary plot or earth-shattering deeds. The story unfolds in a quiet and gentle manner. Yet since its publication in 1943, it has been translated into 42 languages, reprinted multiple times, and remains enduringly popular, selected for many textbooks. Its publication and readership rank second only to the Bible. For a long time, reading The Little Prince has been regarded as a required cultural credit, no longer limited by age—people of all ages, from 9 to 99, can experience the profound tenderness and wisdom in the book in their own ways. The Little Prince, this philosophical fairy tale, is the crystallization of Saint-Exupéry's reflections on life. It uses a child's perspective to force us to re-examine the values of the adult world and strives to reveal the great beauty and goodness in life. After closing the book, perhaps our regret over Saint-Exupéry's early passing would no longer be so intense.