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No, it’s not a joke – simply the latest work from gifted academic Mino Hiroshi, already the author of an earlier work on the Little Prince in which he studied every word and phrase to decipher its hidden meaning.
Mino Hiroshi has also translated The Little Prince into Japanese. Now he has brought out an encyclopaedia (alas, in Japanese only) retracing the history of the Little Prince, from his birth to his impact, dissemination and various developments.
Discover his portrait. |
Previously unseen photos of Saint-Exupéry
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Four photos, thought to be even later than those taken by journalist John Philips, have been donated to the Angers-Marcé aviation museum. Their former owner, now deceased, was fellow-pilot Raymond Duriez, who met Saint-Exupéry in Corsica in 1944, shortly before the author’s death. The photos were found in a box containing papers and documents dating from the period that had been presented to the museum’s head curator by the son of Raymond Duriez. In it were found four photos showing the author of The Little Prince.
The photos date from July 1944 and they show Saint-Exupéry in his villa in Corsica, standing near a jeep, or in the cockpit of his plane. In this last shot, his name is clearly visible on his life jacket – it’s him, no question about it! It is not known exactly who took the photos, but we do know that Raymond Duriez walked Saint-Exupéry to his Lightning that day and even helped him don his flight suit. It was 31 July 1944, the day Antoine de Saint-Exupéry flew his last mission. |
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To find out more, check out the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry timeline.
Anaïs Valente talks about the Little Prince
| If you’re female, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of Anaïs Valente. She has written three books of advice for young single women: Les Bon Plans pour les Filles (top tips for girls), La Célib’attitude des Paresseuses (how to cope with being single and lazy) and Le Savoir Ecrire pour les Filles (creative writing for girls). The books are full of useful information, written with a large dose of humour, and have proved a big success in bookstores. |  |
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Anaïs Valente also writes a blog under the title “Le célibat ne passera pas par moi!” (think “Bridget Jones”), an everday account of her life, likes, etc. In one of her posts, she talks about her two favourite books: L’Ecume des Jours (Froth on the Daydream) by Boris Vian and… The Little Prince. Anaïs recently discovered the Little Prince seen through the eyes of Joann Sfar. As she read the graphic novel, echoes of the recording by Gérard Philipe resonated from her childhood.
Click here to find out more about Anaïs Valente’s latest likes: La première rencontre and Joann Sfar (in French). |
The Little Prince as seen by Zoé
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Often we show you illustrations by adult artists. Recently, however, we received this lovely watercolour from Zoé… aged 12! We learn from her blog that this is her very first watercolour. Thank you, Zoé, for painting the Little Prince and his rose. Zoé already has her own blog online, featuring snippets of her everyday life depicted in kawaii (“cute” in Japanese) manga style. Feel free to leave an encouraging comment for this budding young artist.
Visit her blog : blogkawaii.canalblog.com
Well done, Zoé! |
Five projects chosen by the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation
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A year on from its creation, the Foundation is now presenting the five projects it has chosen to support. All involve children and young people in need. |
Vol de Nuit
| Over the past six years, this voluntary group has been engaged in helping children in the suburbs of Buenos Aires and Bahia Blanca in Argentina. Vol de Nuit works in the fields of access to education, culture and vocational training. The group has also decided to set up a medical and social centre to help the people of Dique Lujan. The Foundation is helping to fund the centre in 2010 (recruitment of psychologists and social workers).
Find out more : http://voldenuit-vuelonocturno.org |
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Académie des Sports de Cap Juby (Morocco – Agadir)
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The Cap Juby group helps young Moroccan athletes (aged between 18 and 25) who, despite having a high level of sporting achievement, cannot all succeed in competing at international level. The Cap Juby group is led by François Laurent, a sports teacher and organiser of the Courrier Sud sports event. He decided to set up the Academy to offer its members training for new careers. The Saint-Exupéry Foundation is helping to provide the young athletes with language lessons (to learn French) and vocational training for careers in sport and tourism. The next Courrier du Sud event will recruit its first crop of students trained at the Académie des Sports.
Find out more : http://www.raidcourriersud.fr |
Enfants du Monde – Droit de l’Homme (EMDH)
| Enfants du Monde – Droits de l’Homme (EMDH) has been active since 1986, working around the world to protect children at risk and, above all, to promote their rights. Since 1994, EMDH has been working in Madagascar to promote access to education, training and employment. In 2008, EMDH set up a dedicated work centre in partnership with local authorities and businesses. The Foundation is helping EMDH to continue its action in four fields: obtaining a legal identity for the thousands of children not registered at birth; expanding and improving their access to education; fighting exclusion in schools, and ensuring lasting integration into society through access to training and employment.
Find out more : www.emdh.org |
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Regard’en France Cie – Social and professional integration for the excluded
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Regard’ en France Cie was founded in 1993, and in 2006 it became the Centre de Ressources Théâtre Handicap (CRTH), which helps to integrate those excluded by difference into society and work. In 2010, the Foundation is supporting CRTH in finalising the work of redesigning the teaching facilities at the O Claire de la Lune school, which opened in 2004. The school, which has 31 teachers for 380 pupils, aims to change society’s attitudes to and views of disability. A civic initiative entirely in keeping with the Foundation’s philosophy.
Find out more : www.regardenfrancecompagnie.com |
SIPAR – Cambodia
| SIPAR was founded in 1982 by Magali Petitmengin. The group is particularly active in Cambodia, where it works to develop access to education. To date, SIPAR has set up 180 libraries containing 2,000 books in the Khmer language and 38 “Education For All” Centres, and has distributed 50,000 books to schools. SIPAR has also set up 7 travelling libraries that visit the more deprived suburbs and organise special events focusing on books. The Foundation will contribute to putting an eighth bus on the road, to serve areas around Phnom Penh and Kendal. SIPAR has also produced a translation of The Little Prince into Khmer, and the book is now in its fifth edition.
Find out more : www.sipar.org |
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To find out more, or to support the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, visit the official website.
Urban art helping to save the planet
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The Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet concept was launched in the United States by environmental activist Wendy Abrams in 2007. The concept is simple: using a standard globe five feet in diameter, with the continents picked out in relief, artists express their vision of the need to save the planet. This year, 68 Cool Globes will be invading the streets of Marseilles. Produced by individual artists or by schools, they send an urgent message about the need for sustainable development. |
| If you happen to be strolling around Marseilles, don’t miss Guy Tempier’s globe. On its surface appear the words “It is time to attend to the planet’s toilet with great care”. Does that remind you of anything? Lift your eyes and you will see, perched on the top of the Cool Globe, the Little Prince himself, with his rose. How cool is that? Alongside, a wooden board reads: “Thinking without limits”, a message encouraging us all to look for sustainable solutions for our own globe. |  |
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Become a sponsor for the Little Prince shop!
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| If you are attracted by the things in the universe of the Little Prince, this could well interest you: the Little Prince shop is offering you the opportunity to sponsor your friends and family. If you already have an account, just click on the tab invite friends and then enter their names and email addresses. They will receive an email inviting them to register in the shop and a welcome gift of a reduction on their first purchase. When the person you have sponsored orders through the shop, your account will be credited with a voucher worth 10€ off your next order.
See you soon in the Little Prince shop. Last minute news: this week carriage is free of charge for purchases when you enter the promotional code PORT!! |
A Little Prince for a Queen…
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Every year Madrid hosts the Feria del Libro (the book festival). Exhibitors sell their books in the capital’s sunny streets. The passage of the royal family along the alleyways of the festival is an integral part of the event.
When reading El Mundo, the famous national daily, we found out that Queen Sofìa had stopped at a stand that sold… The Little Prince by Joann Sfar! The graphic novel ended up among the Queen’s purchases! After a king, our Little Prince has now met a Queen. |
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The Little Prince by Davy Mourier
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The character of The Little Prince is interpreted by many readers as a hallucination or a mirage. In some ways that is also true of Davy Mourier, an internet blogger and designer who is very famous on the web as well as on digital channels as the presenter of Roadstrip and J’irais loler sur vos tombes. In his blog, entitled Badstrip, he recounts the adventures or rather the misadventures of Buzz Aldrin, a spaceman lost on the moon. Recently, Davy Mourier contrived an encounter between his hero and the Little Prince…
To find out how the story ends along with all Davy’s news, visit Badstrip! |
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Video souvenirs of the Little Prince exhibition
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The Little Prince is a big celebrity in Brazil. The stage show based on his story attracted an audience of 200,000. Just as he does in France, the Little Prince lends his support to causes such as children in need. The Little Prince is part of the school curriculum, in a book where children hear about love for the first time. In October 2009, São Paulo played host to a huge exhibition dedicated to the Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. |
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Click on the links to read previous news stories (link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5) or watch the video below. Just look at the queues outside the Oca pavilion! The little Prince exhibition was later transferred from São Paulo to Rio and such was its success (over 100,000 visitors), its run was extended. Enjoy the video and have a good weekend! |
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