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I find a lot of plebeians, specially girls, that love this book and they say it's their favorite one. I do like it, but i would rank it among my favorite books. You think this piece is a masterwork?

>> No.6191628

>>6191618
we read le petit nicolas in elementary school, not even this one.

>> No.6191655

>>6191628
Cause you went to a french school probably.

>> No.6192318

>>6191618
I can respect very good children's works. Phantom Tollbooth also comes to mind.

>> No.6192355

>>6191618
I don't know anyone who likes this work. America is still deeply Francophobic.

>> No.6192363

Never read it as a child, is it too late or is the book enjoyable even if you're an adult ?

>> No.6192377

>>6192363

I just read it a couple weeks ago, 22 years old. I loved it (Katherine Woods translation). I'd rec it, definitely.

>>6191618

It's one of the best kid's books I've read, so I think its praise is well deserved.
Curious though, where do you live that people have read it? I've never seen/heard reference to it outside of /lit/

>> No.6192381

>>6192318

god I loved that one when I was 8 or 9. I can still picture those dulldrums and that hallway to infinity and the little tollbooth and coin too this day, and I haven't even read it in the 10 years since

I liked it nearly as much as I did Narnia

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>>6192355
>America is still deeply Francophobic.

>mfw the whole Freedom Fries incident

>> No.6192403

>>6192387

Up until recent years, we have been extremely close buds with France. Because they don't like the idea of blasting freedom all over the middle east and because they like socialism with a capital S, we're now supposed to hate them. Even though it's the second-most taught second language in the country by a long shot, and the first-most taught good second language.

>> No.6192427

>>6192403

I suspect many Americans hate them because of an inferiority complex towards their (perceived) superior culture, literature, philosophy, poetry, etc

Then again, I'm neither, so what do I know.

>> No.6192442

>>6192427

Meh, I dunno about that. Anecdotally, most everyone I've talked with who hates France is because of WWII and what >>6192403
said. No one gives a shit about their culture

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>>6192427

> literature

nobody here actually reads literature anymore, so not this

> philosophy

take the above and then skim off 99% of the people who do read literature and you have those who read hard-substance philosophy, so not that

> culture

a lot of people make fun of french culture because they assume it entails waking up at 8am, buying a baguette for breakfast, go to work for 2 hours, siesta and eat crepes and escargot, work for another hour, go on strike for two more hours, watch eraserhead for another hour, eat bleu cheese and goose liver with wine for dinner, pay 90% of your income as taxes, read the communist manifesto, and then go to bed.

there are people whose expectations of french are not too far from this, and they are not few and far between

>> No.6192454

It's James Dean and my mum's favourite book. I've never read it though.

>> No.6192466

>>6192381
It's worth a reread, I really feel that it holds up. Another more recent children's book I'd recommend is the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

>> No.6192471

>>6192450
It doesn't matter what France its actually like, it's not like a lot of Americans are ever going to visit it. People do think of France as a culturally rich place though.

>> No.6192481

>>6192355

I love this book, but I have a deep love of French (and German) culture.

>> No.6192489

>>6192481
German here. What do foreigners think German culture is? Foreigners I meet usually just think it's drinking lots of beer, wearing Lederhosen and always being on time. Also, a surprising amount think we're all Nazis but are completely fine with it.

>> No.6192501

>>6192489
>What do foreigners think German culture is?
Well, to be more clear: What do you consider German culture?

>> No.6192502

>>6192427
>America having an inferiority complex

Bugger 'ell we saved you ass in ww2 dind't we?

Also

>America not taking your culture as it's own because we are a conglomerate who can claim anything and have people from everywhere.

>> No.6192512

>>6191618
>I find a lot of plebeians,
You converse with 1st century roman farmers?

>> No.6192555

>>6192450
>culture
Actually accurate up to the wine.

>> No.6192588

>>6191618
>You think this piece is a masterwork?
Hated that book as a child and still hate it now.

>> No.6192601

>>6192471
>People do think of France as a culturally rich place though.
Paris is perceived as such.

>> No.6192628

>>6192588

Aber warum?

>> No.6192646

>>6192628
It gives off a very creepy vibe, like some sort of pedophile wrote it to 'groom' little kids.

>> No.6192673

>>6192363
It's a must read IMO. It's pretty short and quite readable for an adult.

>> No.6192677

>>6192646

Very interesting! I didn't get that vibe at all, I felt more like he was disillusioned with people, and it was something of a warning to kids of what life can do to you. An exaltation of the virtues of childlike innocence/wonder or whatever, while not really shying away from the concept of death and loss.

Just my $.02 . Sorry you felt that way about it though

>> No.6192695

One of my all time favourites. I actually really like childrens literature written by smart people. It's pretty much the only place where they feel comfortable really saying their most deeply felt beliefs without hiding it in layers of ambiguity or irony. The LEGO Movie is another example of this, Phil Lord and Chris Miller are comedic geniuses, but in Lego Movie they were also able to just straight up say their opinions on creativity and the worth of both individuality and the need for cooperation and compromise.

Anyway. If you like Little Prince you should absolutely read Wind, Sand, and Stars

>> No.6193093

>>6192363
It's best to read on the cusp of adulthood. It was read in my 12th grade French class. I'd read it earlier, when I was 11 or 12 I think, and appreciated it much more the second time.