Title: The Little Prince
Author: Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
I say everybody should have a copy of this book in whatever format they prefer. This has to be present in every household. Yes, this is a children’s book, a novella about a pilot stranded in Sahara desert meeting a little prince who comes from a different planet. Yes, like what I said, a children’s story. But this is special. Really special.
This is the nth time I read The Little Prince but its magic and whimsical vibe are far from fading. The Little Prince is like an old friend I visit when things get rough in the adult world. The funny thing is the book is hardly restricted of adulthood allegories. In fact, grown ups and children traits and philosophy are the core of its relatability. It tackles humanity in a fascinating manner and delves into issues concerning friendship, love, aloneness, and more. The writer’s philosophy on things is alluring in a way that makes the book impossible to put down.
The little prince travels far from his small planet after an arrogant flower sprouts on its ground. He visits many planets in space and discovers an array of ideologies and wisdoms from these planets’ inhabitants.
In his intergalactic journey, he comes across (before he meets the pilot on Earth) the king, the conceited man, the businessman, the drunkard, the lamplighter, and the old geographer in their own separate planets. Each of them assumes a role that is insignificant to their situation. Like the king living alone in a very small planet. He is a king but rules over nobody for he is alone. Each of these individuals carries a burden of loneliness and represents men in their most strange character.
From dedication to the last page, The Little Prince speaks nothing but literary beauty.
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