The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1970 Edition)
This timeless philosophical fable, originally published in 1943, follows a pilot stranded in the Sahara who encounters a mysterious golden-haired boy—the Little Prince—from asteroid B-612. Through their conversations about the Prince’s interstellar travels (featuring a vain rose, a fox seeking taming, and absurd grown-ups), Saint-Exupéry explores love, loss, and the contradictions of human nature. The 1970 edition preserves the author’s original watercolor illustrations, whose naive style belies their emotional depth.
If You Loved This, Try:
- The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho, 1988) – Another allegorical journey.
- The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster, 1961) – Wordplay and wisdom.
- The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran, 1923) – Poetic life lessons.
