在线阅读本书 In 1926 de Saint-Exupéry began flying for the pioneering airline Latécoère - later known as Aéropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. WIND, SAND AND STARS is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which includes the extraordinary story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. 'Self-discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle,' writes Saint-Exupéry. This book he explores the transcendent perceptions that arise when life is tested to its limits. Both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation.

这本书是《风沙星辰》和《夜间飞行》的合集，并收录了大量关于作者、作品和《小王子》一书全球畅销的背景资料。 《夜间飞行》是圣艾修伯里的第二部作品；描述的是夜间飞行的创始人——希维耶实现夜间飞行创举的故事。此书在1931年一出版便获得了法国费米纳奖。作者运用他那诗意的笔触和细致的心理分析写出了希维耶惊险的一夜与一位勇敢驾驶员的挣扎与丧命。 《风沙星辰》是圣艾修伯里的第三部作品，是一本散文集，记述了他在西班牙比利牛斯山、非洲撒哈拉沙漠等地飞行的真实冒险经历以及他对世界文明、战争的看法。既如抒情诗又富哲学家精神。那些雄奇壮丽，非亲身经历绝对描写不出的情景，使读者感到耳目一新，惊心动魄。此作1939年出版，获法国法兰西学院小说奖。