The Prince of the Skies

Antonio Iturbe

Nov 2021 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Simon Bubb

About this audiobook

A gripping narrative of friendship and exploration, and an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an unforgettable writer who touched the lives of millions of readers and listeners, and who was able to see the world through the eyes of a child.

In the 1920s, long before he wrote The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was an accomplished pilot. Along with Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet, he was chosen to pioneer new mail routes across the globe. No distance was too far and no mountain too high—each letter had to reach its destination. The three friends soared through the air, while back on solid ground, they dealt with a world torn apart by wars and political factions.

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Ratings and reviews

Translation from Spanish to English has some problems. A real disappointment. Saint Exupery was an aviator. The aviation terminology translated into English within this book doesn't even come close to how Americans and English speakers understand, speak and write, express themselves about aeronautical terminology, ie , "Flying." Seems to me that editing was not involved. A good editor should have caught the problems and fixed them. I am an Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Instructor.

About the author

Antonio Iturbe lives in Spain, where he is both a novelist and a journalist. He is the author of The Librarian of Auschwitz, for which he interviewed Dita Kraus, the real-life librarian of Auschwitz.

Lilit Žekulin Thwaites is an award-winning Melbourne-based literary translator (Spanish>English). Her book-length translations include the bestselling The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio Iturbe, 2017), Australian Connection (multiple authors, 2019), and two futuristic novels by Rosa Montero, Tears in Rain (2012), and Weight of the Heart. (2016). In 2016, she was awarded Spain’s Order of Civil Merit for her promotion of Spanish culture in Australia.