Flight to Arras

Flight to Arras

This account of a reconnaissance flight over occupied France is most probablybased on de Saint-Exupery's personal experience during World War II.
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Gavin@gl
3 stars
Mar 9, 2023

An elegy written during the defeat of France; I've never found anything this nationalist moving before. Probably because it is about the nation's failure rather than shining destiny. The central thought is that war is futile and absurd but that he must continue. The existentialism can get kind of leaden in comparison to his other stuff.

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Noha Abdelaziz@nouhashawqi
3 stars
Aug 31, 2022