《小王子(The Little Prince (Wordsworth Children's Classics))》小说叙述者是个飞行员,他在故事一开始告诉读者,他在大人世界找不到一个说话投机的人,因为大人都太讲实际了。接着,飞行员讲了六年前他因飞机故障迫降在撒哈拉沙漠遇见小王子故事。神秘的小王子来自另一个星球。飞行员讲了小王子和他的玫瑰的故事。小王子为什么离开自己的星球;在抵达地球之前,他又访问过哪些星球。他转述了小王子对六个星球的历险,他遇见了国王、爱虚荣的人、酒鬼、商人、点灯人、地理学家、蛇、三枚花瓣的沙漠花、玫瑰园、扳道工、商贩、狐狸以及我们的叙述者飞行员本人。飞行员和小王子在沙漠中共同拥有过一段极为珍贵的友谊。当小王子离开地球时,飞行员非常悲伤。他一直非常怀念他们共度的时光……
亲爱的小王子,你已经长大,并满60周岁了,让我们一齐道声:小王子,生日快乐!
The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published in 1943, the year before the author's death in action, this translation contains Saint-Exupery's delightful illustrations.
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