Essay Archive - Night Flight
Night Flight
"Night Flight" was Antoine Saint Exupery's second novel. It was first published in the 1930s and was based on the author's experiences as a mail pilot in South America. The two main characters are Fabien, a pilot flying the Patagonia mail, and Riviere, his boss and the man responsible for the airmail service. The story is simple, Fabien and his airplane are lost during a night storm and he never arrives at his distinetion.
Riviere is on the ground waiting for the Patagonia mail, and as time passes he slowly realizes that the plane is....
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