The Little Prince

The Little Prince  (French:  Le Petit Prince) is a  novella  by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US by  Reynal & Hitchcock  in April 1943, and posthumously in France following the  liberation of France  as Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the  Vichy Regime. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book,  The Little Prince  makes observations about life, adults and human nature. The Little Prince  became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the  best-selling  and  most translated books  ever published.  It has been translated into 301 languages and dialects.  The Little Prince  has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera.