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I've never heard of Little Prince before. I don't think it's as popular as the article claims.

teraflop 1y ago
Based on approximate sales figures, it's one of the top-selling books of all time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books
froh 1y ago
> I've never heard of Little Prince before. interesting. may I ask which region of the world you live in? > I don't think it's as popular as the article claims. that may be telling more about the region you live or yourself. I suggest go to it's Wikipedia article and check the books impact. ps: and to get a physical copy and to read it...
- charcircuit 1y ago
  America, could this be a European thing?
  - rkomorn 1y ago
    I lived in America (NJ and CA) for 25 years and plenty of people knew about The Little Prince. I've even seen people wearing shirts with the drawing of the snake that ate the elephant.
  - jvdvegt 1y ago
    I live in the Netherlands for almost 50 years and never heard of it either.
  - gonzus 1y ago
    I am also American (born and raised in Chile). The Little Prince is extremely well-known over there. I am personally very fond of it.
  - astrod 1y ago
    Apparently James Dean loved the book from an early age, so guessing it must have had some popularity in the USA.
  - QuesnayJr 1y ago
    It's not that obscure, even in the US. Anyone who takes French in US high school has probably read it in French (it's very easy to read), and even in English it's one of the most common classic children's books.
  - froh 1y ago
    I think it's rather a kind-of- schooling-and-education thing. for schools in a "humanistic" tradition I dare to bet it's canon. it's a very beautiful read and when you have time, go and grab a sweet illustrated full text paper copy in your language of choice, it has been translated in all languages of the world, and there are wonderful editions of the book. I treasure a large pop up one. At first glance it looks and feels like a childrens book, but really, is it? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry offers a very unique and poetic look at humankind and a truly timeless masterpiece, touching not so children topic's like different types of vanity, several perspectives on the rat race, addiction, love of course, both "caritas" and "amor" and at an idealistic level also "eros", responsibility for nature, it even touches on assisted suicide, but all of these little essays which are woven into a story arc are told with deep love and tenderness and clarity. fine dining, if you wish, a gourmet story, really. you can tell I like it :-D
  - myko 11mo ago
    Ohio, extremely popular. My son's playroom is all Le Petit Prince and a neighbor teaches it at school
- emilsedgh 1y ago
  It was even taught in all schools in Iran!
azepoi 1y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_works_by_number_of_translations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_works_by_numb... This is the second most translated book after the Bible
- dkga 1y ago
  And the Bible had quite a head start!
- graemep 11mo ago
  That is a really interesting list. The number for the Bible is a bit misleading because it is "at least one book translated". I think the number for the most translated "book" would be preferable. Its a bit inconsistent with how it treats series too. There are quite a few things that surprised me in the list (either a lot more or far fewer translations than I expected, especially relative to other works in the list)
  - madcaptenor 11mo ago
    Wikipedia gives 2191 for "at least New Testament", which I assume means all the books of the New Testament, and 698 for the Old and New Testaments. So it's still #1, since #2 (Le Petit Prince) is at 610. It wouldn't surprise me if the number for the four Gospels is higher than the full New Testament number.
    - graemep 11mo ago
      > Wikipedia gives 2191 for "at least New Testament", which I assume means all the books of the New Testament Yes, and that number is too low because some single books you be translated mroe times. > So it's still #1, since #2 (Le Petit Prince) is at 610. I am not disputing that. The Bible is far ahead of anything else. > It wouldn't surprise me if the number for the four Gospels is higher than the full New Testament number. As there are separate translations of the gospels (e.g. the Lindisfarne Gospels) that must be true. I would be interested in know things such as whether any particular gospel has more translations.
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Based on approximate sales figures, it's one of the top-selling books of all time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books

froh 1y ago

> I've never heard of Little Prince before. interesting. may I ask which region of the world you live in? > I don't think it's as popular as the article claims. that may be telling more about the region you live or yourself. I suggest go to it's Wikipedia article and check the books impact. ps: and to get a physical copy and to read it...

charcircuit 1y ago
America, could this be a European thing?
- rkomorn 1y ago
  I lived in America (NJ and CA) for 25 years and plenty of people knew about The Little Prince. I've even seen people wearing shirts with the drawing of the snake that ate the elephant.
- jvdvegt 1y ago
  I live in the Netherlands for almost 50 years and never heard of it either.
- gonzus 1y ago
  I am also American (born and raised in Chile). The Little Prince is extremely well-known over there. I am personally very fond of it.
- astrod 1y ago
  Apparently James Dean loved the book from an early age, so guessing it must have had some popularity in the USA.
- QuesnayJr 1y ago
  It's not that obscure, even in the US. Anyone who takes French in US high school has probably read it in French (it's very easy to read), and even in English it's one of the most common classic children's books.
- froh 1y ago
  I think it's rather a kind-of- schooling-and-education thing. for schools in a "humanistic" tradition I dare to bet it's canon. it's a very beautiful read and when you have time, go and grab a sweet illustrated full text paper copy in your language of choice, it has been translated in all languages of the world, and there are wonderful editions of the book. I treasure a large pop up one. At first glance it looks and feels like a childrens book, but really, is it? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry offers a very unique and poetic look at humankind and a truly timeless masterpiece, touching not so children topic's like different types of vanity, several perspectives on the rat race, addiction, love of course, both "caritas" and "amor" and at an idealistic level also "eros", responsibility for nature, it even touches on assisted suicide, but all of these little essays which are woven into a story arc are told with deep love and tenderness and clarity. fine dining, if you wish, a gourmet story, really. you can tell I like it :-D
- myko 11mo ago
  Ohio, extremely popular. My son's playroom is all Le Petit Prince and a neighbor teaches it at school
emilsedgh 1y ago
It was even taught in all schools in Iran!

azepoi 1y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_works_by_number_of_translations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_works_by_numb... This is the second most translated book after the Bible

dkga 1y ago
And the Bible had quite a head start!
graemep 11mo ago
That is a really interesting list. The number for the Bible is a bit misleading because it is "at least one book translated". I think the number for the most translated "book" would be preferable. Its a bit inconsistent with how it treats series too. There are quite a few things that surprised me in the list (either a lot more or far fewer translations than I expected, especially relative to other works in the list)
- madcaptenor 11mo ago
  Wikipedia gives 2191 for "at least New Testament", which I assume means all the books of the New Testament, and 698 for the Old and New Testaments. So it's still #1, since #2 (Le Petit Prince) is at 610. It wouldn't surprise me if the number for the four Gospels is higher than the full New Testament number.
  - graemep 11mo ago
    > Wikipedia gives 2191 for "at least New Testament", which I assume means all the books of the New Testament Yes, and that number is too low because some single books you be translated mroe times. > So it's still #1, since #2 (Le Petit Prince) is at 610. I am not disputing that. The Bible is far ahead of anything else. > It wouldn't surprise me if the number for the four Gospels is higher than the full New Testament number. As there are separate translations of the gospels (e.g. the Lindisfarne Gospels) that must be true. I would be interested in know things such as whether any particular gospel has more translations.

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