80 years after Saint-Exupéry's death, can we still unravel the mystery of his disappearance?
The plane was found, the bracelet fished out and his death explained. Case closed. However, as we read and reread The Little Prince, a hypothesis emerges: what if this text constituted an autobiography quite extraordinary in literature, ending with the writer's death?
As part of theFaculty of Letters' Université Inter-Âges, literature professor Nathalie Prince will lead her lecture "L'étrange cas de Saint-Exupéry et du Petit Prince" as an investigation in the Sorbonne's mythical Richelieu amphitheatre.
The author of Saint-Exupéry. Du vent dans le cœur (Calype, 2024) will attempt to discover howAntoine de Saint-Exupéry 's literary project has no equivalent in literature, which may partly explain its success.
On July 31, 1944, the Little Prince's father was shot down in his plane by a German fighter jet in mid-ocean, bringing his text and his existence to an end. He literally took the place of his character. A curious coincidence when you compare the story of The Little Prince and the life ofAntoine de Saint-Exupéry. A disappearance? More like a substitution, according to Nathalie Prince!
After three years of research and the writing of a book outlining her findings, the lecturer will present her method, uncover new elements and revisit the life and death of Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), so that the familiar images of the rose, the fox, the drinker, the businessman and the breakdown in the desert find new resonances.
TheUniversité Inter-Âges invites you to join us in the Richelieu amphitheatre on Tuesday September 17, starting at 6:00 pm, for a presentation entitled "The strange case of Saint-Exupéry and the Little Prince" to mark the 80th anniversary of the writer-aviator's death!
Don't delay in reserving your place at this unique conference!
Dates and Opening Time
On September 17th, 2024
Starts at 06:00 p.m.
Location
Richelieu Amphitheatre
17 rue de la Sorbonne
75005 Paris 5
Prices
€10
Official website
lettres.sorbonne-universite.fr
More information
5:45pm: doors to the Richelieu amphitheatre open 6:00pm: single lecture begins 7:30pm: audience discussion 8:00pm: single lecture ends
