Southern Mail

Description

In his first novel, Saint-Exupéry pays homage to “those elemental divinities–night, day, mountain, sea, and storm,” turning an account of a routine mail flight from France to North Africa into an epic rendering of the pioneer days of commercial aviation. The book is also a poignant reminiscence of a tragic affair, in which the uncertainties of love and flight enhance the mystery of one another. Translated by Curtis Cate.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Published: 03/15/1972
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
ISBN: 9780156839013
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 0.33″ H x 8.01″ L x 5.35″ W

About the Author
de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine: –

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), born in Lyons, France, is one of the world’s best loved and widest read writers. His timeless fable, The Little Prince, has sold more than 100 million copies and has been translated into nearly every language. His pilot’s memoir, Wind, Sand and Stars, won the National Book Award and was named the #1 adventure book of all time by Outside magazine and was ranked #3 on National Geographic Adventure‘s list of all-time-best exploration books. His other books include Night Flight; Southern Mail; and Airman’s Odyssey. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean.