Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) was born on June 29, 1900, in Lyon, France. He initially aspired to enter the Naval Academy but failed to realize this dream. However, he had the good fortune to become a member of the Air Force. After retiring in 1923, he worked in various professions. In 1926, Saint-Exupéry joined the Latécoère Aviation Company. During this period, he published the novels Southern Mail (1929) and Night Flight (1931), which brought him significant literary acclaim. In 1939, another masterpiece, Wind, Sand and Stars, was published. During World War II, he rejoined the French Air Force. Later, he went into exile in New York, where he wrote works such as Flight to Arras (1940), Letter to a Hostage (1941), and The Little Prince (1943). In 1944, he returned to the Allied Mediterranean Air Force. On July 31 of that same year, during a reconnaissance mission, he flew his plane into the clear blue sky and never returned.
