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A Sense of Life is the 1965 English translation of Un Sens à la Vie, by the French writer, poet and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The original French compilation was published posthumously in 1956 by Editions Gallimard and translated into English by Adrienne Foulke, with an introduction by Claude Reynal. Saint-Exupéry was killed during the Second World War while flying for the Free French Air Force. The book showcases a wide variety of the author-aviator's writings and writing styles throughout his entire career.

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  • A Sense of Life is the 1965 English translation of Un Sens à la Vie, by the French writer, poet and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The original French compilation was published posthumously in 1956 by Editions Gallimard and translated into English by Adrienne Foulke, with an introduction by Claude Reynal. Saint-Exupéry was killed during the Second World War while flying for the Free French Air Force. The book is a chronological anthology of Saint-Exupéry's writings, ranging from an excerpt from his very earliest successful story, L'Évasion de Jacques Bernis, published by Jean Prévost as The Aviator, through his news dispatches from Moscow and the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, to the center-pieces of his most philosophical writings, to his last Letter to General X written shortly before Saint-Exupéry's death. Also included is his Open Letter To Frenchmen Everywhere, extolling unity among Frenchmen worldwide after the Fall of France. The book showcases a wide variety of the author-aviator's writings and writing styles throughout his entire career. (en)
  • Un sens à la vie sont des textes de l'écrivain français Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, publiés à titre posthume en 1956 par les éditions Gallimard, avec une introduction de Claude Reynal. Le livre est une anthologie chronologique d’écrits de Saint-Exupéry, allant d’un extrait de L'Évasion de Jacques Bernis, de dépêches en provenance de Moscou et du front de la Guerre civile espagnole, à La Lettre aux Français de 1942, à des écrits plus philosophiques, à une dernière Lettre au Général X écrite peu de temps avant sa mort. Ce livre présente une grande variété d’écrits et de styles tout au long de la carrière de l'auteur. (fr)
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  • A Sense of Life is the 1965 English translation of Un Sens à la Vie, by the French writer, poet and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The original French compilation was published posthumously in 1956 by Editions Gallimard and translated into English by Adrienne Foulke, with an introduction by Claude Reynal. Saint-Exupéry was killed during the Second World War while flying for the Free French Air Force. The book showcases a wide variety of the author-aviator's writings and writing styles throughout his entire career. (en)
  • Un sens à la vie sont des textes de l'écrivain français Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, publiés à titre posthume en 1956 par les éditions Gallimard, avec une introduction de Claude Reynal. Le livre est une anthologie chronologique d’écrits de Saint-Exupéry, allant d’un extrait de L'Évasion de Jacques Bernis, de dépêches en provenance de Moscou et du front de la Guerre civile espagnole, à La Lettre aux Français de 1942, à des écrits plus philosophiques, à une dernière Lettre au Général X écrite peu de temps avant sa mort. (fr)
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  • A Sense of Life (en)
  • Un sens à la vie (fr)
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