The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince), published in 1943, is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous novella.
It has been translated into more than 190 languages and sold more than 80 million copies making it one of the best-selling books ever.
Though ostensibly a children's book, The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic observations about life and human nature. For example, Saint-Exupéry tells of a fox meeting the young prince as he exits the Sahara desert. The story's essence is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to the little prince: On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. ("One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.")
Other key thematic messages are articulated by the fox, such as: "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" and "It is the time you have devoted to your rose that makes your rose so important."
Esta obra é magnífica. Acho que está sempre presente no quotidiano ... Sempre.
ReplyDeleteE pessoalmente te digo que uma das frases que me marcou mais foi esta: "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" (para além daquela altura em que ele diz os adultos só se preocupam com os números). :s