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- This publication of Lon Werth’s original account of his escape from Paris in advance of the Nazi occupation during World War II represents the first English-language translation, and first published version of a manuscript sold by Antoine de Saint-Exupry to an American publisher for a military pack of chocolate, cigarettes, and water purification tablets. The edition includes Saint-Exupry’s introduction and the complete translated text of 33 Days. Lon Werth was a French writer and art critic. Antoine de Saint-Exupry was a French aristocrat, aviation pioneer, and the author of The Little Prince and other books. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
- LÉON WERTH (1878-1955) was a novelist, biographer, art critic, journalist, memoirist and political commentator. He was the author of more than 30 works and was a finalist for the Goncourt Prize. ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY (1900-1944), the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 1900. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. His writings include The Little Prince, Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, Southern Mail, and Airman's Odyssey. In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean.
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Title: 33 Days
Person: Werth, Leon
Translator: Johnston, Austin D.
Publisher : Random House Digital Dist
ISBN: 9781612194264
Category: Literature & Entertainment, Biographies & Memories, Correspondence
Format: ePub
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