Night Flight :Newly Translated and Annotated
Night Flight :Newly Translated and Annotated
paperback | English
Published:
25 August, 2016
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Description
Under the pressure of his boss, the intransigent Rivière, the airmail pilot Fabien attempts a perilous flight during a heavy night-time thunderstorm in Argentina. As conditions get worse and the radio communication with Fabien becomes increasingly difficult, Rivière begins to question his uncompromising methods, and his distress turns to guilt when the pilot’s wife comes to find him in search of answers.
Based on Saint-Exupéry’s own experiences as a commercial pilot, Night Flight is a haunting and lyrical examination of duty, destiny and the individual, as well as an authentic and tragic portrayal of the intrepid early days of human air travel.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781847495891 |
| ISBN10 | 1847495893 |
| Number Of Pages | 128 |
| Item Weight | 128 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 196 x 12 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Alma Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
What gives this book an authentic and inimitable flavour is the personal confrontation with a recurrent peril… Quite aside from its literary merits, which I much admire, this book is valuable as a document; and it is the unusual combination of these two qualities which makes Night Flight so exceptionally important. -- André Gide
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Author's Bio
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–44) was a French writer and aviator, who disappeared on a reconnaissance mission during the Second World War. The author of several novels about flying, he is best remembered today for the children’s book The Little Prince.