小王子英文介绍.docx

The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince), published in 1943, is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous novella. Saint-Exupéry wrote it while living in the United States. It has been translated into more than 190 languages and has sold more than 80 million copies,[1][2] making it the best selling French-language book and one of the best selling books ever.
An earlier memoir by the author recounts his aviation experiences in the Saharan desert. He is thought to have drawn on these same experiences for use as plot elements in The Little Prince. Saint-Exupéry's novella has been adapted to various media over the decades, including stage, screen and operatic works.[3][4]
Contents
1 Place of writing
2 Viewpoint
3 Plot
The Visit to Earth
4 Inspiration
5 Translations
6 Sequels
7 Legacy
Astronomy
Museums and numismatics
8 Adaptations
9 In other languages
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Place of writing
The Bevin House where The Little Prince was written
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince in the United States, while renting The Bevin House in Asharoken, New York, on Long Island.
Viewpoint
Though ostensibly a children's book, (with most editions including illustrations drawn by Exupery himself) The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic observations about life and human nature. For example, Saint-Exupéry tells of a fox meeting the young prince as he exits the Sahara desert. The story's essence is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to the little prince: "On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." ("One sees clearly only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.") Other key thematic messages are articulated by the fox, such as: "You e responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" and "C'est le temps que tu as perdu pour ta rose qui rend ta rose si importante." ("It is the time you have lost for your rose that makes your rose so importa