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The Little Prince
Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to E
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Paperback, 83 pages
Published
June 29th 2000
by Harcourt, Inc.
(first published April 6th 1943)
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*** For those who somehow have no idea about what happens in The Little Prince or cannot figure it out at a reasonable spot in the book, here is a warning - THERE WILL BE, as much as I hate applying this term to this incredibly famous classic that does not rely on Aha! moments to keep the readers' attention, SPOILERS! ****
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'You do understand that the Little Prince died?' my mother asked as carefully and gently as only adults who know that loss of innocence can be crushing but is brutal ...more
The next asteroid the Little Prince came to was inhabited by a Quiz Addict. He sat hunched in front of his laptop, and barely looked up when the Little Prince greeted him. There was nowhere else to sit, since the whole asteroid was covered in books.
"Good morning!" said the Little Prince.
"I'm sorry, I don't have time to talk to you," said the Quiz Addict. "I am very busy. Wait. In Twilight, what color was Edward's car?"
"I don't know," said the Little Prince. "I have never read this book Twilight. ...more
"Good morning!" said the Little Prince.
"I'm sorry, I don't have time to talk to you," said the Quiz Addict. "I am very busy. Wait. In Twilight, what color was Edward's car?"
"I don't know," said the Little Prince. "I have never read this book Twilight. ...more
We are all children in adults bodies. Yes we are, don't think we aren't for one moment. The fact that we WERE, indeed, children, is a huge part of each of us. It is possible to shed a few appreciative tears on every page of this book if you entertain the thought that the pilot IS The Little Prince. Maybe you won't think that--maybe you'll have your own take on the book---that's the magic about it. This book is translated to English from French. If you understand and/or appreciate French, the del
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A "Daddy/Daughter nighttime reading hour" review
This was a toughy for me to review. I wasn't sure of the best perspective from which to provide comments so as to be of assistance to my fellow readers since this is a children's book (rather than YA which would be reviewed purely on its own merits). After a short session of "what should I do," I bravely decided to punt, figuring that there are already more than enough excellent reviews of this without my clogging up the cyber arteries with another ...more
This was a toughy for me to review. I wasn't sure of the best perspective from which to provide comments so as to be of assistance to my fellow readers since this is a children's book (rather than YA which would be reviewed purely on its own merits). After a short session of "what should I do," I bravely decided to punt, figuring that there are already more than enough excellent reviews of this without my clogging up the cyber arteries with another ...more
So amazing. I can see many rereads of this in the years to come.
Beautiful reading!
WHEN A ROSE IS NOT A ROSE
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
I plan to read The Little Prince since many time ago, and I was aware that it was a quick reading, but still I hadn’t do it yet, until now.
I went to the cinema theaters and I watched the new animated film about it, and while I hadn’t read the book, I watched the film and I loved it. I was aware that it wasn’t an exact adaptation per se, and then I knew th ...more
WHEN A ROSE IS NOT A ROSE
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
I plan to read The Little Prince since many time ago, and I was aware that it was a quick reading, but still I hadn’t do it yet, until now.
I went to the cinema theaters and I watched the new animated film about it, and while I hadn’t read the book, I watched the film and I loved it. I was aware that it wasn’t an exact adaptation per se, and then I knew th ...more
یاد آن روزها که بلندترین ساختمان شهر، سیلوی گندم بود بخیر، آن روز ها، عصر که میشد میرفتم در حیاط خانه و جایی پشت بوته گل رز پنهان میشدم، آن وقت به انتظار گربه های ی بخت برگشته مینشتم. سر و کله یکی شان که پیدا میشد، با لنگه کفش کهنه به سوی ش نشانه میرفتم و سپس پرتابی بی نهایت جانانه. با تمام این اوصاف چابکی گربه از دقت نشانه گیری من افزون بود و تیر هرگز به هدف اصابت نمیکرد. جز یکبار که کفش کهنه به کمر گربه نگون بخت برخورد کرد و گربه فریادی از سر درد و غافلگیر ی برآورد. آن روز اولین باری بود که خو ...more
May 10, 2007
Anne
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
those who know a sated boa constrictor is *not* a hat
Shelves:
for-kids-and-ubercool-grownups
There's a huge place in my heart for this little world-in-a-book; I read it first when I was wee, again many times since. A review won't do it justice, so I'll quote one of my favorite passages and risk sentimentality:
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I am a little bored.
But if you tame me, it'll be as if the sun ca ...more
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I am a little bored.
But if you tame me, it'll be as if the sun ca ...more
Written as a children's book, I find myself unable to pin down firmly as to what makes The Little Prince such a universally likeable book, be it children or grown-ups. What makes it the Hotel California of literature?
Is it because most grown-ups secretly love being treated like kids? I think as a grown-up you ought to know better than that. Grown-ups like to be petted around now and then in jest, but that's the end of it. Often, when grown-ups are indeed treated like kids and they're not in the ...more
Is it because most grown-ups secretly love being treated like kids? I think as a grown-up you ought to know better than that. Grown-ups like to be petted around now and then in jest, but that's the end of it. Often, when grown-ups are indeed treated like kids and they're not in the ...more
574. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
شازده کوچولو؛ مسافر کوچولو، شهریار کوچولو و عنوانهای دیگر - آنتوان دو سنت اگزوپری (امیرکبیر و ...) ادبیات
با این عنوانها چاپ شده است: شازاده بچکۆله - مهتاب حسینی در 100 ص؛ شازاده چکوله - کردی مترجم مصطفی ایلخانی زاده در 154 ص؛ با همین عنوان ترجمه آرش امجدی در 136 ص؛ با همین عنوان وهاب جیهانی در 119 ص؛ شازده وه شله - کردی با ترجمه کورش امینی در 96 ص؛ شازایه توچگه - کردی ترجمه محسن امینی در 127 ص؛ شازده چکول - کردی میلاد ملایی در 54 ص؛ شازده کوچولو مت ...more
شازده کوچولو؛ مسافر کوچولو، شهریار کوچولو و عنوانهای دیگر - آنتوان دو سنت اگزوپری (امیرکبیر و ...) ادبیات
با این عنوانها چاپ شده است: شازاده بچکۆله - مهتاب حسینی در 100 ص؛ شازاده چکوله - کردی مترجم مصطفی ایلخانی زاده در 154 ص؛ با همین عنوان ترجمه آرش امجدی در 136 ص؛ با همین عنوان وهاب جیهانی در 119 ص؛ شازده وه شله - کردی با ترجمه کورش امینی در 96 ص؛ شازایه توچگه - کردی ترجمه محسن امینی در 127 ص؛ شازده چکول - کردی میلاد ملایی در 54 ص؛ شازده کوچولو مت ...more
Jan 02, 2016
Nandakishore Varma
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
general-fiction,
favourites
I have read only three books which I felt were magical: One Hundred Years of Solitude, To Kill a Mockingbird and this one. However, what separates this from the other two is that this is a book for all ages.
There was a magazine called "Imprint" (now defunct) during my childhood, in India. It used to publish literary articles and stories. My father got official copies and he brought them home regularly. One issue contained this story, and he gave it to me for reading. I was maybe 10-12 at that ti ...more
There was a magazine called "Imprint" (now defunct) during my childhood, in India. It used to publish literary articles and stories. My father got official copies and he brought them home regularly. One issue contained this story, and he gave it to me for reading. I was maybe 10-12 at that ti ...more
دوروز پیش یعنی 25 دی ماه 93 بالاخره برای بار سوم شازده کوچولو رو تموم کردم
با خودم قرار گذاشتم هر سال یه بار بخونمش تا شازده کوچولو رو فراموش نکنم و دنیا برام رنگ عادت نگیره و هر چیزی که میبینم مثه شازده کوچولو و زوربا شگفت زده ام کنه و این قسمت وجودم همیشه بیدار بمونه
اولین بار ترجمه شاملو رو خوندم و زیاد تحت تاثیرش قرار نگرفتم و بخودم میگفتم این همه تعریف از کتاب برای چی بوده؟؟
بار دوم که کتاب رو خوندم برای همیشه عاشقش شدم
نمیدانم تاثیر دقت کردن در بار دوم بود یا ترجمه زیبای محمد قاضی!!؟؟
شازده ك ...more
با خودم قرار گذاشتم هر سال یه بار بخونمش تا شازده کوچولو رو فراموش نکنم و دنیا برام رنگ عادت نگیره و هر چیزی که میبینم مثه شازده کوچولو و زوربا شگفت زده ام کنه و این قسمت وجودم همیشه بیدار بمونه
اولین بار ترجمه شاملو رو خوندم و زیاد تحت تاثیرش قرار نگرفتم و بخودم میگفتم این همه تعریف از کتاب برای چی بوده؟؟
بار دوم که کتاب رو خوندم برای همیشه عاشقش شدم
نمیدانم تاثیر دقت کردن در بار دوم بود یا ترجمه زیبای محمد قاضی!!؟؟
شازده ك ...more
In a grimy underground locked public toilet The Little Prince wakes slowly, he’s been out cold for hours. He’s bleeding from a gash on his upper arm. He finds he is chained by leg irons to the wall. There is another person sharing his predicament. It’s a bear, also chained to the opposite wall. In the center of the floor is the corpse of what appears to be donkey in a pool of blood. Near the corpse are a gun, a tape recorder and a saw.
“Grownups are very strange,” said the Little Prince to himse ...more
“Grownups are very strange,” said the Little Prince to himse ...more
It was the first time in quite a while that I'd seen my uncle. He had crossed the country to visit us. When he reached our house, he hugged and kissed us all, then pulled out the English version of this book.
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."
The starry night came, and we settled in for a few hours of reading. A ...more
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."
The starry night came, and we settled in for a few hours of reading. A ...more
For a kid's story, this one has rather heavy-handed intentions embedded into a system of symbols that exists to produce a strong & emotional effect. Like Voltaire in "Micromegas", Antoine de Saint-Exupery plays with sizes and scales, meddles with the allegorical and even plays with time. He knew, like an astute psychoanalyst, precisely which images to use to convey the mere representation of Mortality. Le Petit Prince is the Everyman who has a deep passion somewhere inside of him and only wi
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Pero qué cosa tan más hermosa.
Tengo un vago recuerdo de haberlo leído cuando estaba pequeña, pero ni de cerca me impactó como me ha impactado ahora.
Tengo un vago recuerdo de haberlo leído cuando estaba pequeña, pero ni de cerca me impactó como me ha impactado ahora.
يقولون إنه من كُتب الأطفال! وأظن أن من يعتقد ذلك عَجَز عن فهم الكتاب. فهو ليس كتابا للأطفال، وإنما هو حُلمٌ عجيب لطفل كبير حكيم! حلم يبحث في دهشة عن حقيقة هذا العالم، ويسخر من شوائبه الزائلة، وممن يعتقد أنه "نضج" وفهم "الأمور المهمة" جيدا! هذا الكتاب ميزان للناس، من يقرؤه يعرف مكانه، ومن قرأه ولم يعرف مكانه، فهو في لا مكان!
أحمد الديب
مايو 2010
تحديث: كتبت مقالًا عن الفيلم المتحرك المبني على قصة الأمير الصغير، وهذا رابطه:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...
أحمد الديب
مايو 2010
تحديث: كتبت مقالًا عن الفيلم المتحرك المبني على قصة الأمير الصغير، وهذا رابطه:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...
Review After Re-Reading - February 9, 2012
Rating: 3 stars!
Although I still liked it, I have to lower the rating by two stars because:
Rating: 3 stars!
Although I still liked it, I have to lower the rating by two stars because:
1. The book is really intended for children as it is very whimsical and illogical. We husbands cannot give an empty wallet to our wives and tell them that there is our salary inside and expect them to be happy. Honey, here is my wallet, what is essential is invisible to your eyes!...more
2. Saint-Ex contradicted himself so several times via his characters. For example, he
Jan 05, 2013
Rowena
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
favorites,
childhood-favourites
Oh this book! The Little Prince has been my faithful and trusted friend since I was a child. It's amazing how differently I looked at the book as an innocent 9 year old to the adult who I am now. The simple truths in this book are amazing, I could quote them for days and days. They are very philosophical and even though they are often over-quoted, it doesn't make them less true. The illustrations are simple. I re-read this book at least once a year to remind myself to be as inquisitive as a chil
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Aug 28, 2016
Dannii Elle
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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spelling-bee-challenge
This was undoubtedly one of the most charming and beautiful things I have ever read! I clearly lived a very deprived childhood (lol) and had not previously read this, but the brilliance and lasting power of this story is such that it can be enjoyed by both adults and children alike. Indeed, much of the text seemed aimed at grown-ups, rather than the childhood audience this book is marketed at, and their inability to enjoy and devour the beauty that lives in the world. It has a philosophical and
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"إن هؤلاء الكبار لا يدركون شيئاً من تلقاء نفوسهم، فلا بد للصغار أن يشرحوا لهم و يطيلوا الشرح و يكرروا، و لا يخفي ما في هذا من التعب و العناء"..
كانت هذه معاناة طفل صغير ملّ أن الكبار لا يروا ما يراه، أقول لك أن هذا الرسم ثعبان بوا يهضم فيلاً، فلِم تصر علي أنه قُبعة؟!
"الكبار جادون، جادون للغاية"
رحل الصغير مُغضباً بطائرته الخاصة إلي صحراء أفريقية، في مكان يبعد ألف ميل عن كل أرض مسكونة..فلك أن تتخيل ذعره و هو يري طفلاً آخر أشقر الشعر يطلب منه أن يرسم له خروفاً..طفلاً يُدعي الأمير الصغير..
صحبه الطفل ...more
كانت هذه معاناة طفل صغير ملّ أن الكبار لا يروا ما يراه، أقول لك أن هذا الرسم ثعبان بوا يهضم فيلاً، فلِم تصر علي أنه قُبعة؟!
"الكبار جادون، جادون للغاية"
رحل الصغير مُغضباً بطائرته الخاصة إلي صحراء أفريقية، في مكان يبعد ألف ميل عن كل أرض مسكونة..فلك أن تتخيل ذعره و هو يري طفلاً آخر أشقر الشعر يطلب منه أن يرسم له خروفاً..طفلاً يُدعي الأمير الصغير..
صحبه الطفل ...more
من يقرأ "الأمير الصغير" فليدرك انه سيحبه ويصدقه"...تذكر مقولتي تلك حينما تقرأه :))
وكيف لا تحب الامير الصغير وهو يُحدث قلبك...
..وحديث القلب لا تتعثر خطواته ولا يُخطىء مرماه
لن يترك لك فرصة ذلك الفيلسوف الصغير لكى تُعمل عقلك فى محاولة لفهم ما تنطوى عليه قصصه القصيرة من حكمة إنسانية وفلسفة رمزية
لذا سيُصدق قلبك لا مُحال حديثه لأنه وحده من سيفهم لغة الأمير الصغير
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"النجوم قد تكون مُرشدة لأحدهم فى ظُلمة الليل ..وقد تكون لُغزاً يتوجب معرفته من عالم فلك بارع
وقد ترفع رأسك ذات ليله لترى فى كل نجمة زهرة ...more
وكيف لا تحب الامير الصغير وهو يُحدث قلبك...
..وحديث القلب لا تتعثر خطواته ولا يُخطىء مرماه
لن يترك لك فرصة ذلك الفيلسوف الصغير لكى تُعمل عقلك فى محاولة لفهم ما تنطوى عليه قصصه القصيرة من حكمة إنسانية وفلسفة رمزية
لذا سيُصدق قلبك لا مُحال حديثه لأنه وحده من سيفهم لغة الأمير الصغير
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"النجوم قد تكون مُرشدة لأحدهم فى ظُلمة الليل ..وقد تكون لُغزاً يتوجب معرفته من عالم فلك بارع
وقد ترفع رأسك ذات ليله لترى فى كل نجمة زهرة ...more
No hay ninguna crítica que hacer a este libro. Recuerdo haberlo leído cuando estaba en el colegio, pero volver a leerlo ha sido increíble.
Siento que este es un libro para cualquier edad, porque dependiendo de la edad que tengas le darás una interpretación u otra.
Simplemente hermoso
Reseña Completa: http://bastvilard.blogspot.com/2015/0...
Siento que este es un libro para cualquier edad, porque dependiendo de la edad que tengas le darás una interpretación u otra.
Simplemente hermoso
Reseña Completa: http://bastvilard.blogspot.com/2015/0...
Aug 26, 2016
Nishat
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
All the grown-ups who remember being children
"Only the children know what they are looking for"
A child is mysterious. He doesn't know much. The time that is offered to him, is the time he passes lavishly. Memories that he make, are the memories that will wound and comfort him later in his life. Secrets that he lock in his sweet, stubborn heart, are bits of the unattainable truth that he will search for later. Because a child knows enough. Because he knows what he wants.
"Wait for a time, exactly under the star. Then, if a little man appears ...more
A child is mysterious. He doesn't know much. The time that is offered to him, is the time he passes lavishly. Memories that he make, are the memories that will wound and comfort him later in his life. Secrets that he lock in his sweet, stubborn heart, are bits of the unattainable truth that he will search for later. Because a child knows enough. Because he knows what he wants.
"Wait for a time, exactly under the star. Then, if a little man appears ...more
أُحب الحالمين وأنا منهم

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574. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
شهریار کوچولو - آنتوان دو سنت اگزوپری (امیرکبیر و نگاه)، برگردان احمد شاملو، ادبیات
از بچه ها عذر میخواهم که این کتاب را به یکی از بزرگترها هدیه کرده ام. برای این کار یک دلیل حسابی دارم: این «بزرگتر» بهترین دوست من، تو همه ی دنیاست. یک دلیل دیگرم هم این که این «بزرگتر» همه چیز را میتواند بفهمد، حتا کتابهایی را که برای بچه ها نوشته باشند. عذر سومم این است که این «بزرگتر» تو فرانسه زندگی میکند، و آنجا گشنگی و تشنگی میکشد، و سخت محتاج دلجویی است. اگر ه ...more
شهریار کوچولو - آنتوان دو سنت اگزوپری (امیرکبیر و نگاه)، برگردان احمد شاملو، ادبیات
از بچه ها عذر میخواهم که این کتاب را به یکی از بزرگترها هدیه کرده ام. برای این کار یک دلیل حسابی دارم: این «بزرگتر» بهترین دوست من، تو همه ی دنیاست. یک دلیل دیگرم هم این که این «بزرگتر» همه چیز را میتواند بفهمد، حتا کتابهایی را که برای بچه ها نوشته باشند. عذر سومم این است که این «بزرگتر» تو فرانسه زندگی میکند، و آنجا گشنگی و تشنگی میکشد، و سخت محتاج دلجویی است. اگر ه ...more
Jun 27, 2016
Adita ✨The Slumbering Insomniac✨
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Little princes?

[10/10]
I rediscovered my love for cartoons recently. I was brought up in a traditional Hindu household and the small town schools did not have much scope for an international exposure. Therefore, all that I learnt as a kid was limited to the little Shiva or Krishna or Ram stories from the Hindu mythology and Panchatantra(Amar Chitra Katha), Tenali Rama and the like.
I had absolutely no idea of what kids in other parts of the world read about.
And then came TV and Cartoon Network. My dad had strict ...more
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born in Lyons on June 29, 1900. He flew for the first time at the age of twelve, at the Ambérieu airfield, and it was then that he became determined to be a pilot. He kept that ambition even after moving to a school in Switzerland and while spending summer vacations at the family's château at Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens, in eastern France. (The house at Saint-Maurice appea
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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
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“All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.”
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