{"product_id":"saint-exupery-stacy-schiff-9780805079135","title":"Saint-Exupery: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a master biographer, the life story of the daring French aviator who became one of the twentieth century's most beloved authors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntoine de Saint-Exup駻y disappeared at age forty-four during a reconnaissance flight over southern France. At the time he was best known for a career of daring flights over the Sahara, the Pyrenees, and Patagonia and for his contributions to the science of aviation. But the solitary hours he spent above the earth in open cockpit airplanes gave birth to a more famous legacy, a series of enchanting, autobiographical novels and the classic story \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, still the most translated book in the French language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn impoverished aristocrat from one of France's oldest families, Saint-Exup駻y moved at age twenty-seven to the western Sahara Desert, to live alone in a plank shack and manage the way station for the A駻opostale, the French mail service. His careers as a novelist and an aviator were born here, and his life once he returned to Europe was defined--with brilliant and catastrophic results--by the sense of isolated fascination and curiosity he developed in the desert. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this definitive biography, Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff reveals an intrepid and unconventional life that rivals the best adventure stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA remarkable biography; indeed, it is impossible to imagine the job better done. It is balanced, perceptive, thoroughly researched, and exceptionally well-written. \u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacy Schiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805079130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805079135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2006 pg. 111","brand":"Stacy Schiff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995607433471,"sku":"9780805079135","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94635576-5e46-4dca-8049-d55a4735f04f.jpg?v=1683336767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saint-exupery-stacy-schiff-9780805079135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}