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LETTER TO A HOSTAGE
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| By: |
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Georges Braque, Jacqueline Gerst (Trans) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£6.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1782270469 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781782270461 |
| Publisher: |
PUSHKIN PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2013 |
| Pages: |
39 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
While waiting in neutral Portugal for a passage to the United States, having just escaped from the terrors of war-torn France, the author'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. |
| Synopsis: |
A searing and timeless evocation of the nature of humanityThe 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-Exupery'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 humanity. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Pushkin Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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