Wind, Sand and Stars
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Wind, Sand and Stars (French title:Terre des hommes (Earth of Humanity)) is a French book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry published in 1939 in which the famous pilot and philosopher recounts several episodes in his life as a pilot. The main one is his plane's crash in the Sahara Desert, somewhere between Benghazi and Cairo. The pilot (A. de Saint-Exupery) and his assistant left almost without water and food, and chances of finding an oasis or help from the air and to survive were gradually decreasing. The book illustrates author's view of the world, his opinions of what makes life worth living, and who we are or should be.
The book was used as insperation for the theme for Expo 67 in Montreal, which used the same title as the French slogan for the fair. The English version was "Man and his World".
[edit] Awards
Outside magazine voted it #1 of all time out of a list of 25 adventure/explorer books.
National Geographic Adventure magazine voted in #3 of all time out of a list of 100 aventure/explorer books.
[edit] External links
- Outside Magazine The 25 (Essential) Books for the Well-Read Explorer.
- National Geographic Adventure: 100 Best Adventure Books
- Review by Bobby Matherne.
French non-fiction literature
