# Wind, Sand and Stars

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- Authors: [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry](https://www.bookquiver.com/antoine-de-saint-exupery)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2000-05-25

## Description

In 1926 de Saint-Exupéry began flying for the pioneering airline Latécoère - later known as Aéropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. WIND, SAND AND STARS is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which includes the extraordinary story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. 'Self-discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle,' writes Saint-Exupéry. This book he explores the transcendent perceptions that arise when life is tested to its limits. Both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation.

## Editions

### Wind, Sand and Stars

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4118-319-0
- Pages: 144
- Published: 2000-05-25
- Language: en_GB