Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62232 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05-25
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Synopsis
A collection of sketches rather than a novel, this work tells of battling with a tornado in the Andes; of crashing in the Libyan desert; and of action, adventure and danger.

Customer Reviews

Very evocative, but watch the translation...
I assume Saint-Exupery wrote this in French and that explains the trouble I had starting this book.

10 pages in I seriously considered giving up on this book, so convoluted, flowery and stodgy was the prose, something I have done with less than 5 books ever.

That I didn't and give the book 4 stars is testament to chapter two and beyond, but be aware that you might have to persevere to get to the greatness of this book.

This MIGHT be down to translation into English and some versions may be easier to read than others.

The episode of the crash in the desert is a page turning thriller, though, and his experiences in Spain during the civil war are a diverting counterpoint to the rest of the book.

A great read, if you can get into it.

Just get it now stop messing around :)
With this book you will take away more than the sum of its words. I think I will read this again and again and hopefully pass it on to at least one person.

Fabulous
Quite short, but written so well it more than makes up for quantity. Hugely recomended.