The Prince of the Skies

The Prince of the Skies
Antonio Iturbe, Lilit Zekulin Thwaites
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 544pg
14 Oct 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781529063332
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From the bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz comes another captivating historical novel based on a true story - the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince. Writer. Romantic. Pilot. Hero. Only the best pilots are given jobs at Latecoere - the company destined to become Aeropostale. The successful candidates include Antoine de Saint-Exupery. A man whose desire to fly will put him at odds with his aristocratic family and the girl who loves him - but who wants to keep him grounded. Together with his friends Jean and Henri, they will change the history of aviation and pioneer new mail routes across the world. But Antoine is also destined to touch the lives of millions of readers with his story The Little Prince. But as war begins to threaten Europe, is Antoine' s greatest adventure yet to come . . . ? Translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites, this is a novel about love and friendship, war and heroism and the power of the written word.
An unforgettable, heartbreaking novel -- Publishers Weekly on The Librarian of Auschwitz Like Markus Zusak' s The Book Thief, it' s a sophisticated novel with mature themes, delivering an emotionally searing reading experience. An important novel that will stand with other powerful testaments from the Holocaust era -- Booklist on The Librarian of Auschwitz No punches are pulled about the unimaginable atrocity of the death camps, a life-affirming history -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review on The Librarian of Auschwitz Once read, will never be forgotten . . . A hauntingly authentic Holocaust retelling -- School Library Journal on The Librarian of Auschwitz
Antonio Iturbe was born in 1967 and grew up in the dock-side neighbourhood of Barceloneta, in Barcelona. He studied Information Sciences at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and over the past fifteen years has worked as a cultural journalist. In 2005, he made his debut as a novelist with the comic novel Rectos torcidos and recently started writing for children with Los casos del Inspector Cit, a collection of the stories he used to read to his son at bedtime. He is the author of the international bestseller The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Prince of the Skies.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529063332
Published: 14 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 544

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