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The Little Prince

novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943)
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Summary

The Little Prince is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,630 views/month, #63 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[3]
  • Award received: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4], Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella[5]
  • Illustrator: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[6]
  • Genre: lyrical novel[7], philosophical fiction[8], tale[9], children's and young adult literature[10], children's fiction[11], science fantasy[12]
  • Follows: Flight to Arras[13]
  • Followed by: Letter to a Hostage[14]
  • Commons category: Le Petit Prince[15]
  • Language of work or name: French[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17], France[18]
  • Publication date: April 6, 1943[19], April 1943[20]
  • Characters: the little prince[21], the rose[22]
  • Has edition or translation: Le petit prince[23], The Little Prince[24], De kleine prins[25], Den lille prinsen[26], Mittivoy va Karlson. Kichkina shahzoda[27], Q117280028[28], Q117281081[29], Şazadeo Qıckek[30], Mwana Mdogo wa Mfalme[31], Inkosana encane[32], Inkosana Encinci[33], Àrẹ̀mọ Ọba Kékeré[34], Ndoomu buur si[35], Likhosana[36]
  • Official website: https://www.lepetitprince.com/en/[37], https://www.lepetitprince.com[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Little Prince[39]
  • Main subject: prince[40]
  • Title: Le Petit Prince[41]
  • Different from: Little Prince[42], Le Petit Prince[43]
  • Intended public: youth[44]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q25681506[45], Q25681507[46]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[47]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9b9d0249-928f-375e-bdd0-8fb0a27ad79e[48]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Little Prince include Petit-Prince[49], a minor planet moon[50].

Why It Matters

The Little Prince has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include Petit-Prince[49], a minor planet moon[50].

FAQs

What awards did The Little Prince receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4] and Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella[5].

Related Entities

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Deiland France literary work The Neverending Story United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . antoinedesaintexupery.com. antoinedesaintexupery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 151
    Has edition or translation → Le petit prince, The Little Prince, De kleine prins +28
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  3. 12w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Maxlath · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · MrKeefeJohn · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → —
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  7. 18w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 19w ago · Iketsi · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → lyrical novel, philosophical fiction, tale +3
    Publication date → +1943-04-06T00:00:00Z, +1943-04-00T00:00:00Z
    Form of creative work → short story, novella
    Goodreads work id → 2180358, 157993
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has edition or translation: Môłi princ"
  9. 20w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters → the little prince, the rose
    Intended public → youth
    Publication date → +1943-04-06T00:00:00Z, +1943-04-00T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name → French
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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