Saint-Exupery, Antoine De
by Night Flight
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New York. 1961. March 1961. Signet/New American Library. 4th Printing of This Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front & Some Pen Markings On Last Page And Back Cover, Otherwise Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. Translated From The French By Stuart Gilbert.CD4Foreword By Andre Gide. 128 pages. paperback. CD46. keywords: Signet Classic Paperback France Aviation Translated Literature . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In a novel of rare beauty and power, Saint - ExupEry charts the perilous world of pioneer aviation. Night Flight is the story of hazardous flights made by night through the dangers of darkness and the destructive splendor of sudden Andean storms. It is a story of men who risk their lives to deliver mail in flimsy crates . Fabien, the youthful pilot, who sees in flying a chance for heroic action. Rivière, his superior, who believes that man's salvation lies not in freedom but in the acceptance of duty. 'Aviation, like the exploration of uncharted lands has its early heroic age and Night Flight, which describes the tragic adventure of one of these pioneers of the air, sounds, naturally enough, the authentic epic note.' - AndrE Gide. inventory #25369
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