A bold and beautiful graphic adaptation of a beloved worldwide classic, The Little Prince returns to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its first French edition.
Meet the original Boy Who Fell to Earth. Stranded in the Sahara Desert, an aircraft pilot encounters a strange little boy who tells him of his journey from another world. The Little Prince, by the French author, illustrator, and aviator Antoine de Saint‑Exupéry, was written and published during the Second World War to immediate acclaim.
Vividly realized here by award-winning graphic novelist Joann Sfar, this stunning adaptation celebrates the 80th anniversary of the French edition. We are reminded that life (and love) can be hard; that “grown-ups are very strange”; and that our precious planet is a “fragile treasure”.
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar was born in Nice in 1971. After gaining a degree in philosophy, and enrolling at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, he attended the Nawak workshop, where he met such artists as Lewis Trondheim, Emmanuel Guibert, and Christophe Blain. He published his first graphic novel in 1994, and has since produced over 130 titles, including Petit Vampire (Little Vampire), Le Chat du Rabbin (The Rabbi’s Cat), Donjon (Dungeon), and Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). Whether in children’s stories or erotica, action fantasy or meditative reflection, he brings a total originality to all genres, and breathes new life into the comic form. His creative energy has also taken him to other media – to literature, radio drama, painting, and film, notably with Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and the animated adaptations of his Chat du Rabbin and Petit Vampire.