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Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis Galantière.
Air adventure and personal reminiscence by a flyer.
Anonymous
Posted Tue Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2002
I am amazed that I'm the first reviewed! Although I only recently read this book, it now one of my favorites. The stories are exotic, the words are poetic. Hemmingway's excitement with Jimmy Buffett's phrasing. If you have enjoyed Twain's 'Following the Equator' or anything by Conrad, this book is a treat.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Named to National Geographic's "Top Ten Adventure Books of All Time" for a very good reason, it is. Not just pilots, but anyone who has ever bumped along in a puddle jumper through a thunderstorm will relate to the emotions of flying blind. A timeless classic, with beautiful prose, and genuine excitement by a great adventurer.
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Posted Sun Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2012
More a book on philosophy than flying. Even the sections on flying were philosophical and hard to read. I would not call it an adventure book at all.
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Posted Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2011
I browsed a list of the 100 best books ever written and on a sidebar was "Wind, Sand and Stars" with the note that it was written "with soaring prose." ... So true. ... Not a book about flying, although flying is the tale, but about how man can conquer what he sets out to do. ... The author's true story. ... A man's book, or a young man's book - superb. ... The author was a pilot for the Free French Air Force during WWII and didn't come back from a mission. ... Also, at the back is an essay about the author's experiences witnessing the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's when the Fascists won (defeated the Nationalists) - worthwhile reading in a very different way.
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Posted Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014
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Overview
Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Acad?mie Fran?aise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis Galanti?re.
Air adventure and personal reminiscence by a flyer.
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