SaintExupery, Antoine De
Southern Mail / Night Flight (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141183749
- author:
- SaintExupery, Antoine De
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- Classic fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Southern Mail and Night Flight is a poignant and powerful account of the early days of aviation, as seen through the eyes of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Based on the author's own experiences flying for the French airmail service, these two novels evoke the courage and sacrifice of the pioneers who took to the skies in fragile and unstable planes.
With a deep understanding of the risks and rewards of flight, Saint-Exupéry's writing captures the essence of a bygone era, where the thrill of adventure and the beauty of the world were inextricably linked.