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Old 08-29-2014, 08:10 PM   #16
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Gabriella like some of the others here I read it in French at senior High School, and later in English. And I loved it.

Saint-Exupery's philosophy is timeless and ageless and extraordinarily elegant.

Another book comes to mind that I read in French at about the same age - L'Etranger by Albert Camus. This book is known in English as The Outsider, or The Stranger and it's also short, 125 pp or so. (Camus won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.)

Camus is in the public domain in 50 year countries so I thought there may be a copy in the MR library, but not yet.

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Old 08-29-2014, 09:41 PM   #17
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I also like the book, it's for all ages.

I found an old recording of the novel as well years ago as cassette, but told by the famous french actor Gérard Philipe. Unfortunately, he did not do the whole novel. I lost the cassette in a move.

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Old 08-29-2014, 10:15 PM   #18
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Has anyone read this children's classic? I'm 21 years old, and I was wondering if The Little Prince worth reading as an adult? I know there are a lot of people who consider it to be one of their favorite childhood books but is there anyone who read the book as an adult and enjoyed the story?
I didn't read The Little Prince until I was in college. It became -- and remains -- one of my favorite books of all time.

I do, however, prefer the original Katherine Woods translation to the more recent one done by Richard Howard. His may be technically more "exact" -- but much of the beautiful poetry of Woods translation has been lost, imo.
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I have read The Little Prince and I've seen the movie. It's not a book just for children. It's a book for everyone. Go ahead and read it. I think you will love it. There's something there for people of all ages. This is a true classic.'
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Old 08-30-2014, 12:09 AM   #20
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I still have my copy from high school, in French with my translation in between the lines.
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I appreciate the replies, everyone. I just bought the novella, will be starting it right after I finish my current read.
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