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After being stranded in a desert after a crash, a pilot comes in contact with a captivating little prince who recounts his journey from planet to planet and his search for what is most important in life.
For more than sixty-five years Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince has captured the hearts and minds of its readers. The whimsical story with a fairy-tale touch has sold more than 80 million copies in 230 languages. This exciting graphic adaptation features beautiful new artwork by Joann Sfar. Hand-chosen by Saint-Exupery's French publishers for his literary style and sensitvity to the original, Sfar has endeavored to recreate this beloved story, both honoring the original and stretching it to new heights. A vibrant, visual gift for longtime fans and those experiencing the story for the first time.
About the Author
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY (1900-1944) was born in Lyons, France. He took his first flight at the age of eleven, and became a pilot at twenty-six. His writings include The Little Prince, Southern Mail, and Night Flight. In 1944, while serving with his French air squadron, he disappeared during a flight over the Mediterranean.
Joann Sfar is a French comic artist and author of The Rabbi's Cat, Little Vampire Goes to School (aNw York Times bestseller), and the Eisner Award-winning Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!
Joann Sfar is a French comic artist and author of The Rabbi's Cat, Little Vampire Goes to School (aNw York Times bestseller), and the Eisner Award-winning Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!
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3.3 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)
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Colorful New Rendition of an Old Classic, Oct 12 2010
By Natasha Fondren - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Little Prince: Graphic Novel: Illustrated by Joann Sfar (Hardcover)
The Little Prince as a graphic novel is a great way to experience this story again. The graphic novel is completely faithful to the original story, and it vividly and colorfully illustrates it. I did miss the scarce and simplistic whimsy of the original illustrations, but once I got accustomed to the new style, I preferred reading this story as a graphic novel. Joann Sfar has honored the original spirit with her new illustrations.I hope this new rendition brings many new readers to this wonderful classic! This little story has stayed with me all my life. It sweetly reminds us that what's important is invisible, and that when we are "tamed" into friendship, tears may happen, but what's special about each other will give us joy forever.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Another Visit From The Little Prince, Nov 7 2010
By Grady Harp - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Little Prince: Graphic Novel: Illustrated by Joann Sfar (Hardcover)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 'Le Petit Prince' was written in 1943 and has become a staple in the libraries of children (and adults who has preserved their child-like reverence for the philosophy that The Little Prince expounds) throughout the world: latest statistics show that the book has been translated into 190 languages and has sold in excess of 80 million copies! This last figure is sure to change with the introduction of this new version - the same story but made in to the graphic novel format by Johann Sfar, an illustrator par excellence.There will doubtless be purists who prefer the original (very exquisite) illustrations for the book and feel that the presentation of the story in graphic novel format (read `comic book format') diminishes the concept of Saint-Exupéry. But the joy here is that the illustrations are so excellent and so very much in keeping with the original story, that given the chance the book will take hold of any reader and become user friendly.
The story is so well known that it needn't be reiterated here: suffice it to summarize as `an aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life'. It is a fable so fine that it has been transformed into a film by Stanley Donen, stage play by several writers including Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, an opera by Rachel Portman, and now another art form - the graphic novel. For this reader it is successful on every level, and if anything this new edition will introduce this charming fable to millions more readers, young in years or in spirit. Grady Harp, November 10
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Defiles a brilliant classic. Please do not deny your child the original., April 11 2011
By poesis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Little Prince: Graphic Novel: Illustrated by Joann Sfar (Hardcover)
The genius of the original is in its simple illustrations and elegant language. This is not the book that Exupery wrote. Please give your children the gift of the simple original. This one will be appealing to kids in the way candy is. It may be irrestible but once they get a taste of this monstrosity they will never ever ever be able to enjoy the simple original. It's a saturday morning cartoon. Please don't deny them the original book.
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