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Wind, Sand and Stars

chronicle by Saint-Exupéry
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Wind, Sand and Stars, lyrical and humanistic chronicle of the adventures of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, published as Terre des hommes in 1939. Because of his aviation exploits, the author had a worldwide reputation. He used the memoir as a platform to extol cooperation, individual responsibility, and dedication to universal human values. Wind, Sand and Stars is a collection of philosophical musings, meditations, anecdotes, and reminiscences about flying, the universe, politics, the Spanish Civil War, the North African desert, Tierra del Fuego, and the heroism and nobility of both ordinary people and fellow pilots. The book includes Saint-Exupéry’s journalistic reportage from ...(100 of 137 words)

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