SAINT EXUPERY Art, Writings and Musings

This alluring and brilliantly poetic and philosophical classic for readers of all ages was Saint Exupery's last book, and just one manifestation of a lifelong passion for writing and drawing. Saint Exupery (who disappeared during a reconnaissance mission) was a tireless and entertaining correspondent, covering hotel stationery from all over the world with sketches and reports on his nomadic and "precarious" existence. With those epistolary treasures in hand, as well as a cache of photographs, drawings, and manuscripts, the courageous pilot's great-niece, Nathalie Des Vallieres, an art historian, has assembled a gorgeous monograph that tells the entire story of Saint Exupery's amazing life in both image and text, vividly chronicling his adventures and his urgent need to share his thoughts and experiences. Tragically, war defined Saint Exupery's world, yet he found inspiration and magic in the vast silence of the North African desert and the boundlessness of the sky. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap.