Antoine de Saint-Exupery is one of the pionieers of international postal flights. He first worked on the Aeropostale between Toulouse?, France and Dakar?, Senegal, while writing his first book, 'L'Aviateur' (The Aviator). In 1928, he published 'Courrier-Sud' and flew the route between Casablanca and Dakar. In 1931, 'Vol de Nuit' (Night Flight), which received the Femina award was published. He kept writing and flying (in Africa and South America) until the beginning of the war.
During World War II, he would escape to City of New York, but would soon come back to fight with the allied forces, in a squadron based in Mediterranean area. At 43 years old, he was about to quit flying, but his plane crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on what should have been his last mission.
If not always autobiographical, his work is greatly inspired by his experience as a pilot on the postal flights, except for 'Le Petit Prince' (The Little Prince) - maybe his most famous book - which is a poetic tale.
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