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Book · 1945

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Recommended by 4 people on 4 podcasts

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The Torch Bearer flew in a hot air balloon past a number of recognizable figures including the titular character from the famous French Nolla The Little Prince and the Statue of Liberty.
Hannah Claire Brimlow · Timcast IRL · Jul 2024 Listen at 17:11

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If you read the little prince did you hear that book when you're a kid.
Adrian Grenier The Daily Stoic · Sep 2023
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Antoine de saint-exupéry the author of the little prince which is of course one of the most beloved I hesitate to say children's books of all time.
Maria Popova The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2020
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You know the boy the F The Little Prince you know there's so many books like that that I think ins spired me to think about rediscovering our childlike um curiosity uh ability to to to think Beyond ourselves our imagination like almost like re-remembering yourself before many of the hurts.
Trevor Noah The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 2024

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a classic philosophical novella that explores themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and human nature through the journey of a young prince visiting various planets. The book was referenced by Trevor Noah on The Diary Of A CEO in October 2024, where he cited timeless philosophical works of this nature as foundational inspirations for his own writing style, noting how they helped him rediscover childlike curiosity and imagination before the accumulation of life's hardships. On Timcast IRL in July 2024, Hannah Claire Brimlow mentioned the titular character while reading an excerpt from Business Insider detailing figures featured during an Olympic ceremony. Adrian Grenier brought up the novella on The Daily Stoic in September 2023 during a philosophical conversation concerning animal responsibility and human stewardship. Additionally, Maria Popova referenced Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece on The Tim Ferriss Show in May 2020, praising it as one of the most beloved and enduring stories ever written while discussing the broader literary contributions of its author.

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Adrian Grenier if you read the little prince did you hear that book when you're a kid 1
Discussed
“if you read the little prince did you hear that book when you're a kid”
Hannah Claire Brimlow The Torch Bearer flew in a hot air balloon past a number of recognizable figures including the titular char… 1
Discussed
“The Torch Bearer flew in a hot air balloon past a number of recognizable figures including the titular character from the famous French Nolla The Little Prince and the Statue of Liberty”
Maria Popova Antoine de saint-exupéry the author of the little prince which is of course one of the most beloved I hesit… 1
Discussed
“Antoine de saint-exupéry the author of the little prince which is of course one of the most beloved I hesitate to say children's books of all time”
Trevor Noah you know the boy the F The Little Prince you know there's so many books like that that I think ins spired m… 1
Discussed
“you know the boy the F The Little Prince you know there's so many books like that that I think ins spired me to think about rediscovering our childlike um curiosity uh ability to to to think Beyond ourselves our imagination like almost like re-remembering yourself before many of the hurts”

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“then Lord of the Rings The Little Prince and the Hobbit”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Adrian Grenier, Colleen Sturtevant / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0); Trevor Noah, Web Summit Qatar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).