Rare The Little Prince Drawing Discovered
"A rare, original illustration by The Little Prince author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has been discovered in Japan. François d'Agey, the author's nephew, was among those at a media conference in Tokyo on Wednesday announcing the discovery.
"Seeing [the drawing] made me very happy," the 81-year-old d'Agey told the gathering of reporters.
The image depicts the businessman on the fourth star visited by the title character of Saint-Exupéry's beloved story. The man is so busy counting stars that he pays no attention to the philosophical little character.
The precious drawing is only the sixth discovered of the estimated 47 illustrations by Saint-Exupery (1900-1944). Most of the author's drawings are missing, officials said.
The drawing has been kept by Minoru Shibuya, head of the Ehon Museum Kiyosato in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, which displays the works of picture-book writers from around the world and who is said to not have realized the drawing's value (!).
via http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2007/04/04/little-prince-drawing.html
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