Terre des hommes

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

First published 1936 · 222 pages

About this book

A lyrical account of the author’s time as a pilot flying the dangerous mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. Many incidents are recounted, including the time he crashed his plane in the Sahara and, along with his navigator, is forced to walk for days without food or water before finding safety.

  • 20th century
  • Aeronautics
  • Air pilots
  • Biographies
  • Biography
  • Flight
  • French Authors
  • French Personal narratives

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