Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry,[1] simply known as de Saint-Exupéry (UK: /ˌsæ̃tɪɡˈzuːpɛri/,[2] US: /-ɡzuːpeɪˈriː/,[3] French: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃t‿ɛɡzypeʁi]; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer and pilot. He wrote many stories that became famous, including The Little Prince (original: Le petit prince, 1943), Night Flight (original: Vol de nuit, 1931), and Wind, Sand and Stars (original: Terre des hommes, Land of People, 1939). Saint-Exupéry did not return from a reconnaissance flight near Marseille, in 1944.
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Born | Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-06-29)29 June 1900 Lyon, France |
Died | 31 July 1944(1944-07-31) (aged 44) Offshore, south of Marseille, France |
Occupation | Aviator, Writer |
Nationality | French |
Period | 1929–1948 (posthumous) |
Genre | Autobiography, Belles-Lettres, Children's Literature |
Spouse | Consuelo Gómez Carillo de Saint-Exupéry, (1931-death) |
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A fisherman found Saint Exupery's silver bracelet near Marseille, in 1998. Two years later, the motor of the plane was found nearby.