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Birth
Saint-Exupéry was born in Lyon to an aristocratic family that could trace its lineage back several centuries. He was the third of five children of the Countess Marie de Fonscolombe and Count Jean de Saint-Exupéry (1863–1904). -
Education
Exupéry entered the School of Christian brothers of St. Bartholomew in Lyon. -
Army & Aviation
In 1921, Saint-Exupéry began his military service with the 2nd Régiment de chasseurs à cheval (2nd Regiment of light cavalry) and was sent to Neuhof, near Strasbourg. -
Writting Career
Won the Femina Prize - for the novel "Night Flight" -
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
In 1931, Exupery married Consuelo Suncín. She was his muse throughout their life together -
USSR
Meeting with M.A Bulgakov -
War
September 4, 1939, the day after the announcement of war on Germany by France, Saint-Exupery is the place to mobilize the military airfield as a volunteer. -
Le Petit Prince
In June 1941, after the defeat of France, he moved to his sister in the unoccupied part of the country, and later went to the USA. He lived in New York, where, among other things, wrote his most famous book "The Little Prince" -
Death
July 31, 1944 Saint-Exupery off from an airfield on the island of Corsica Borgo a reconnaissance flight and never returned.
