Facts about The Little Prince

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   Beloved worldwide, The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books ever published, with sales estimated at over 140 million copies.

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   Illustrations in The Little Prince were created by Saint-Exupéry himself, making him both the author and sole illustrator of the book.

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   Widely considered a modern classic, The Little Prince features a young prince who travels between asteroids and meets a rose he deeply loves.

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   One of the most translated books in history, The Little Prince has been published in over 300 languages and dialects worldwide.

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   Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince while living in New York, and it was first published in English and French simultaneously in 1943.

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