Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Saint-Exupéry in Toulouse, 1933
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a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator. He is best remembered for his novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) and for his lyrical aviation writings
Born
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry 29 June 1900 Lyon, France
Died
Presumed 31 July 1944 (aged 44) Mediterranean Sea, off Marseille, Occupied France
Occupation
Aviator, writer
adultbasic
France
Education
Villa St. Jean International School
era
1800+
Genre
Autobiography, belles-lettres, essays, children's literature
Notable awards
Legion of Honour (1930, 1939) prix Femina (1929) Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française (1939) U.S. National Book Award (1940) Croix de guerre (1940) Croix de Guerre avec palme (1944) (posthumous)
Spouse
Consuelo Suncín de Sandoval ( m. 1931)