《夜航》写了某个夜晚，三架邮政飞机分别从巴塔哥尼亚、智利和巴拉圭，一起飞往布宜诺斯艾利斯，其中的一架由于遭遇飓风而坠毁的故事。故事在貌似平行、实则息息相关的两条线上展开，飞行员法比安挣扎在电闪雷鸣的夜空，而航线负责人里维埃忐忑在灯火通明的办公室；一动一静，一暗一明，大反差的光与影的画面交替出现，紧凑而又富有节奏感，惊心动魄。高山沙漠，风暴雷雨，这些变幻诡谲的自然现象，在作者笔下立体鲜活；而饱含感情的而又具象的文字，具有强大的感染力。无论是内容还是叙述技巧，《夜航》都属中篇中的杰作。

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exup‚ry's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exup‚ry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time, has excelled in bringing the English text as close as possible to the French, in language, style, and most important, spirit. The artwork in this new edition has been restored to match in detail and in color Saint-Exup‚ry's original artwork. By combining the new translation with restored original art, Harcourt is proud to introduce the definitive English-language edition of Ingram "In the exquisite imagery of this fairy tale, the poet-writer shares with children something of the mystic's vision and wisdom of life."--New York Public Library. --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition. About the Author Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) was born in Lyons, France. A year after the publication of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron. Best known throughout the world as the author and illustrator of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery wrote several other books that also have become classics of world literature. The translator, Richard Howard, is the author of eleven books of poetry, including Untitled Subjects, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1970, and most recently, Trappings. He is the translator of more than 150 works from the French, including The Charterhouse of Parma. In 1984 he received the American Book Award for his translation of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. Mr. Howard lives in New York City.