33 Days: A Memoir
Author(s): Léon Werth; Austin D. Johnston (Translator)
The first ever English publication of important French author Leon Werth. Restored here with the original introduction, long thought to be lost, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince.
Story Locale-The road from Paris to the line just beyond Occupied France
Series Overview-The Neversink Library champions books from around the world that have been overlooked, underappreciated, looked askance at, or foolishly ignored. They are issued in handsome, well-designed editions at reasonable prices in hopes of their passing from one reader to another-and further enriching our culture.
General Information
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- : Melville House Publishing
- : Melville House Publishing
- : 0.132
- : 12 May 2015
- : United States
- : 01 April 2015
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Léon Werth; Austin D. Johnston (Translator)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 848/.91209 B
- : 224
More About The Product
LeON WERTH (1878-1955) was a novelist, biographer, art critic, journalist, memoirist and political commentator. He was the author of more than 30 works and was a finalist for the Goncourt Prize. ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPeRY (1900-1944), the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 1900. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. His writings include "The Little Prince," "Wind, Sand and Stars," "Night Flight," "Southern Mail," and "Airman's Odyssey." In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean.
