In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the pioneering airline Latecoere
- later known as Aeropostale
- opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara & the Andes. ” Wind, Sand & Stars” is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs & other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which
Includes:: the extraordinary story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, & his miraculous survival. ` Self-discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle`, writes Saint-Exupery. In this book, he explores the transcendent perceptions that arise when life is tested to its limits. Both a gripping tale of adventure & a poetic meditation.