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Letter to a Hostage

By Jacqueline , de Saint-Exupéry , Antoine;Gerst

Book information

Publisher
Pushkin Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781782270461, 1782270469
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
311 kB (318221 bytes)
Pages
39 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1939-1945 -- Personal narratives1939-1945--Personal narrativesFrenchFrench;Personal narratives;World WarWorld War

Description

A searing and timeless evocation of the nature of humanity, The acclaimed aviator and adventurer wrote Letter to a Hostage while waiting in neutral Portugal for a passage to the United States, having just escaped from the terrors of war-torn France. Saint-Exupéry's observations on the aimless existence of his fellow exiles in a Lisbon filled with parties, gambling and spies leads him to examine the nature of existence itself. The particularity of this moment, as the world seemed to be coming to an end, makes for a searing and timeless evocation of the nature of huma.

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