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The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Can Yayınları · 1943
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Summary
The encounter between a pilot whose plane has crashed in the desert and the Little Prince, who comes from another planet. A critique of the absurd world of adults—a world centered on numbers, status, and appearances—through the innocent, meaning-focused, and philosophical perspective of a child.
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“One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
“Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask you about what really matters.”
“The man who spends his life counting stars in fact owns nothing at all.”
“It is the time you have spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.”
“It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.”
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Those who think this book is just a children’s fairy tale are the ones who fail to see the razor-sharp philosophy within it. It explains that what we call “growing up” is actually a betrayal of one’s true self, imagination, and authenticity. Adults see only price tags, titles, and numbers; they fail to see the essence. It is the literary embodiment of Cevvela’s style: “unjudgmental, naive yet profound.” You realize just how comical and meaningless those suits, offices, and your so-called “important” jobs really are—that, just like the businessman who counts the stars and thinks he owns them, you’re merely dealing with emptiness. The essence cannot be seen with the eye; it can only be felt through that refined gem.