因為跟小星球上唯一一朵玫瑰花鬧彆扭,小王子負氣離開。於是他開始遊歷各星球,遇見行為怪異、思想自大的國王、實業家、點路燈者、地理學家等,作者以小王子的角度,反映小孩眼中的大人,以狹隘的眼光認定自己的行為與想法是無誤的。最後,小王子來到地球,降落於撒哈拉沙漠,遇見飛行員、狐狸,他與狐狸的對話,讓他明白不該扔下他心愛的花朵,任由它孤零零地待在小星球上。
《小王子》是一本值得一讀再讀的經典小說,寓意深遠,提醒人們不要只看到事物的表象,而忽略了內在豐富的意涵。如同狐狸告訴小王子:「真正的東西,不是用眼睛看得到,唯有用心靈才看得見。」
Imagine being stranded in the Sahara. This is the fate of the child philosopher narrator until he meets a Little Prince from another planet. Interspersed with the narrator’s views on life and the peculiar behavior of adult’s, we hear about all the Little Prince adventure ─ encounters with clowns and sages ─ and about what he learned.
When you read this book, you will see why this classic is loved by people of all ages all over the world.