“Saint-Exupéry was 43 the year the fable was published, and 44 the year he died. He originally wrote the story with 43 sunsets, but posthumous editions often quote '44 sunsets' in tribute.”
(Also in the above article, in the part titled “Novella’s creation”, we find out something heart-warming about how the author worked on this book, “moving his armchair and paint easel from the library towards the parlor one room at a time in order to follow the Sun's light.
His meditative view of the sunsets at the Bevin House eventually became part of the gist of The Little Prince, in which 43 or 44 daily sunsets would be discussed. "On your planet..." the story told, "...all you need do is move your chair a few steps."26]11]N5]””)
“Saint-Exupéry was 43 the year the fable was published, and 44 the year he died. He originally wrote the story with 43 sunsets, but posthumous editions often quote '44 sunsets' in tribute.”
(Also in the above article, in the part titled “Novella’s creation”, we find out something heart-warming about how the author worked on this book, “moving his armchair and paint easel from the library towards the parlor one room at a time in order to follow the Sun's light.
His meditative view of the sunsets at the Bevin House eventually became part of the gist of The Little Prince, in which 43 or 44 daily sunsets would be discussed. "On your planet..." the story told, "...all you need do is move your chair a few steps."26]11]N5]””)