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Heading to Arras

Heading to Arras

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Anthony, author of "The Little Prince". Saint-Exupéry's autobiographical novel is a must-read before reading "The Little Prince"

"Death is nothing in this chaotic situation."

Under the shadow of the war, facing a reconnaissance mission with no hope of survival, Saint-Exupéry was not afraid, but just a little sad, because the person he loved had died before him.

A pointless mission with no choice is like trying to put out a forest fire with a glass of water

During World War II in 1940, Anthony. Saint-Exupéry served as a pilot and carried out reconnaissance missions during the French Campaign, but saw his colleagues perished one by one in the flames of war. In just a few days, 17 people from the reconnaissance team of only 23 people died. Every flight was undoubtedly It is a journey to death with no return. And he is about to set sail...

This book was written in 1942. The author condensed several months of flight into a journey "to Arras", describing the war scenes he witnessed during the mission, presenting the real world of bullets and bullets, cruelty and ruthlessness, and writing through subtle and sensitive writing. Reflections on the war.

Faced with the orders of the superiors who are unable to resist, the news of death that is commonplace, and the investigation mission that has no return, why should I and my partners, as members of the French army, rush towards death without hesitation? What exactly is death? What is the meaning of being born as a human being? In the mercilessly spreading war, the decayed and destroyed towns, the homeless people, and the army companions who went through life and death all stimulated Anthony. Saint-Exupéry pondered human civilization, the true meaning of life, and the value of death.

This is not a documentary memoir of what a pilot saw, but an in-depth reflection on the meaning of life, human civilization, and how we, as "human beings", appreciate sacrifice and love in the midst of failure and death.

"Everyone is a fool. This orderly who doesn't know where my gloves are, Hitler who started this crazy battle, and those guys in the staff headquarters who are all thinking about low-altitude reconnaissance missions." - Anthony • Saint-Exupery's profound indictment of France's defeat in World War II. Because of this passage, the book was banned by the German authorities after it was published in 1942.

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