Talk:The Little Prince

Triple genre of The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry skillfully combined the features of three different literature genres, so The Little Prince is considered to be a mix of parable, allegory, and fable. As a parable, it holds significant moral value to the readers, fulfilling a didactic function. Moral lessons about relationship, responsibility, and commitment aim to teach the audience rather than merely entertain.

Being an allegory, the story conveys two meanings: a literal one and a figurative one. Basically, a reader is presented with a story of unexpected travel experiences of a weird boy. However, every event and every dialogue in a book holds deep symbolism and hidden meaning.

Finally, The Little Prince is also a fable, since the author grants inanimate objects the ability to speak and think. Both animals and plants reflect human characters, which appears to be captivating for kids, making the process of reading a pleasure for them. This is why the book is so popular among all age groups: kids perceive it as a story with a thrilling plot, whereas older readers think deeper and try to recognize the core essence of allegories and symbols, enjoying ‘decoding’ the treasures hidden in verbal images.Jenna Brandon (talk) 09:20, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

References

list of translations

Before I jump into hours of work: Is there a page in wikipedia entitled Translations of The Little Prince, or does it have a similar name? I don't want to do the work if it's not necessary. On the other hand, if such a list is wanted, I have started one on my user page and would appreciate some help. Basically, it's just formatting work in the first step: User:Lieven/Translations_of_The_Little_Prince -- Lieven (talk) 10:55, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

@Lieven: It certainly doesn't look like it. If you can't find the information online, I have dozens of editions (mostly foreign) and can maybe help. One issue might be WP:Notability, but if you create it as a list article, there are different criteria, and this probably meet the WP:LISTN threshold, as LP is one of the most translated books and undoubtedly there are articles about it. Mathglot (talk) 22:10, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

This article claims the petit prince is the 2nd most translated book after the bible. And the Wikipedia article on Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe says that is 2nd most translated. So which is correct? 2A00:23C8:3888:B701:1D33:378:E975:9E69 (talk) 05:18, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

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Untitled

we don't give an answer to questions like this, Who edited the french version of le petit prince? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.236.31.238 (talk • contribs) 18:53, December 10, 2020 (UTC)

Moved here from out of the middle of the Talk header, and added section title and unsig. Mathglot (talk) 22:03, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

A new version of "The Little Prince": "The Little Prince. Phonetic Transcription"

I tried to add a new version of the book both in the second paragraph and on the list to translators into English language. However, all my attempts have been deleted, apparently because I am beaching the rule of not self-publishing. Indeed, I wanted to add a version I published on Amazon. I was asked to create a new section so that we can evaulate up to which point my contribution is relevant to the topic and fortunately someone can publish it for me. The version I created is beeing sold on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Phonetic-Transcription/dp/B08924HXL3 and the details are the following:

Translator and transcriptor: Raúl Pato Title: The Little Prince. Phonetic transscription ISBN 979-8648672901 Published in 2020

I would really appreciate if someone can help me.

Thanks a lot — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raulbkl (talk • contribs) 16:21, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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Untold Stories

Moved from User talk:Mathglot § Little Prince Modifications

Greetings Mathglot, I want to apologize for making editions you had to remove three times in a row. I am still new to Wikipedia and even starting the talk with you was a challenge. Thank you for your attention and effort to keep Wikipedia safe from mistakes like mine. I want to ask you for advice. I am a big fan of the Little Prince and my reasons for registering on Wikipedia were mainly motivated by my desire to improve the content around the Little Prince. In the section related to Little Prince adaptations and sequels, I saw only two sequels mentioned. However, there is the third sequel - Untold Stories of the Little Prince. I personally read the book on Amazon but when it comes to data about that title I can find it only on: 1. Amazon.com 2. Goodreads.com 3. Bookhunt.org 4. Googlebooks.com 5. Medium.com So far, this is the only direct sequel to the Little Prince. The rest of the books base their plots on the Little Prince's return. Untold Stories start in the desert right after the snake's bite. My question to you are any of these sites considered reliable sources or will I have to search more? It would mean a lot to me if you would assist me with this question. I want to add it in the article about the Little Prince sequels and adaptations or, if possible, even write a whole article about the book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChasingLittlePrince (talk • contribs) 20:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi, ChasingLittlePrince. I don't have a lot of time right now, but I promise to get back to you. (If I haven't in a couple days, please message me again.) In the meantime, please have a look at: WP:Verifiability, WP:Reliable sources, and possibly a bit of WP:DUE WEIGHT. In brief, probably you can say something about the sequel, especially if it has "legitimate" reviews that are not written by users in comments, or online e-commerce sites (like Kirkus Reviews, NY Review of Books, or any major newspaper that publishes book reviews). Btw: I have over 100 editions of LPP myself. More next time... Mathglot (talk) 21:17, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Checking further, I did a search for misovic "Untold Stories Of The Little Prince" and I see e-commerce sites, blogs, social media, wikis, and little else. Not one legitimate book review in a serious publication. Have I missed anything? If this is all there is, then you probably can't add anything about it. Mathglot (talk) 02:27, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

ChasingLittlePrince, This discussion works better at the article Talk page, so I've moved it here. Mathglot (talk) 02:33, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Restored clean lead

The lead was corrupted in this edit of 00:54, 13 October 2022. This was a good faith edit by an editor who attempted to make some changes, but unfortunately they copy-pasted source text from the rendered page (what you see when you read the article), including superscript bracketed footnote numbers and so on, instead of copying the actual wikicode from the version the editor wished to change. When they copied it back into the article (after adding their changes), the result was corrupted references, and altered wikilinks. I've fixed this in a series of edits today. I believe I got it right, but it was a tricky operation, so I could easily have missed something. If you think I did, please comment below, and either fix it, if you know how and are willing to, or just lmk what the problem is, and I'll fix it. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 11:10, 15 December 2022 (UTC)