In Antoine de Saint-Exupéry man appears in Citadelle (; The Wisdom of the Sands), a posthumous volume of reflections that show Saint-Exupéry’s persistent belief that man’s only lasting reason for living is as repository of the values of civilization. Read More. A READER'S TREASURY Wisdom of the Sands. by. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Spiritual Science. Published by University of Chicago Press/IL in A Book Review by Bobby Matherne © When I first read this book, apparently I missed reading Walter Fowlie's wonderful Introduction. · THE WISDOM OF THE SANDS, or CITADELLE, as it was titled in French, was published posthumously, Saint-Exupéry having been shot down in while on .
Wisdom of the Sands. by Antoine de Saint-Exupry Spiritual Science Published by University of Chicago Press/IL in A Book Review by Bobby Matherne ~^~ When I first read this book, apparently I missed reading Walter Fowlie's wonderful Introduction. Reading introductions, prefaces, forewords, and acknowledgments of books is an acquired taste, similar to eating the crust of bread slices. A READER'S TREASURY. Wisdom of the Sands by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Spiritual Science Published by University of Chicago Press/IL in A Book Review by Bobby Matherne © Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (J-J) Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of the trees I longed for night and for.
The book is based on Saint-Exupéry’s experiences as a mail pilot and as the director of the Aeroposta Argentina Company. The book’s main character, Riviere, is based on Saint-Exupéry’s. “Your temple will draw them to it like a magnet and in its silence they will search for their souls and find themselves,” wisdom of the sands, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In his autobiographical work Wind, Sand and Stars, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry talks about his wonder over the desert; over the wind, the sand and the stars. His books are filled with wonderful meditations over this, yes, that the nights could be so beautiful, that he, as a pilot over the desert, often felled into thoughts, and was in danger falling down.
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