Night Flight

work by Saint-Exupéry

Also known as: “Vol de Nuit”

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Night Flight (Vol de nuit), published in 1931, is a novel by French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The work is dedicated to the early airline pilots and celebrates their mystical exaltation as they faced death in the rigorous performance of their duties. It is considered a testament to the heroic adventures and the human spirit in the face of danger. Saint-Exupéry's own experiences as a pilot deeply influenced his writing, infusing his works with themes of adventure, responsibility, and universal human values.12

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…novel, Vol de nuit (1931; Night Flight), was dedicated to the glory of the first airline pilots and their mystical exaltation as they faced death in the rigorous performance of their duty. His own flying adventures are recorded in Terre des hommes (1939; Wind, Sand and Stars). He used his…
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…novel, Vol de nuit (1931; Night Flight), was dedicated to the glory of the first airline pilots and their mystical exaltation as they faced death in the rigorous performance of their duty. His own flying adventures are recorded in Terre des hommes (1939; Wind, Sand and Stars). He used his…
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