1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:07,129 Hello Antoine, how are you? We are in Santo Domingo TV for interviewing you. 2 00:00:07,750 --> 00:00:08,949 Thank you for inviting me. 3 00:00:09,849 --> 00:00:15,470 If you want, we are going to start with the questions about your life and your famous book, The Little Prince. 4 00:00:15,949 --> 00:00:16,829 Yes, of course. 5 00:00:18,429 --> 00:00:20,510 What were you when you were young? 6 00:00:21,350 --> 00:00:24,309 In my early days, I was a novelist and aviator, 7 00:00:25,289 --> 00:00:31,410 and my experience as an aviator was the source of inspiration to write most of my works. 8 00:00:31,410 --> 00:00:33,909 One of these, the little primes. 9 00:00:35,689 --> 00:00:38,729 And have you had an accident when traveling by plane? 10 00:00:39,770 --> 00:00:43,590 Yes, because in addition to being my hobby, it was also very dangerous, 11 00:00:43,990 --> 00:00:48,049 which is why I had several accidents that luckily don't kill me, 12 00:00:48,390 --> 00:00:53,210 which were in a deep-dive desert in 1935 and in Guatemala three years later. 13 00:00:54,189 --> 00:00:57,310 What was your best time in terms of fame? 14 00:00:58,130 --> 00:01:00,570 My best time was in 1930. 15 00:01:00,570 --> 00:01:12,569 Thanks to the inventions of notebooks and my film adaptations, my works could be made known and I could write down many more ideas in my notebook. 16 00:01:12,569 --> 00:01:22,569 In addition to that, thanks to the magazines and advertisements, I was able to introduce many more new works. 17 00:01:22,569 --> 00:01:26,569 And what was your most famous novel? 18 00:01:26,569 --> 00:01:35,450 I have had several, but one of which is better known or has more repercussions has been that of the Little Prince, which we will now talk about. 19 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:38,170 Can you tell me about the characters? 20 00:01:38,930 --> 00:01:41,829 Well, in this story we have three main characters. 21 00:01:42,909 --> 00:01:47,629 The pilot. He is the protagonist as well as the narrator of the story. 22 00:01:48,069 --> 00:01:54,629 He is introduced first as a child with lots of imagination in contrast of the grown-ups. 23 00:01:54,629 --> 00:02:00,569 who lack imagination and discourage him from drawing. 24 00:02:01,549 --> 00:02:03,469 Then we have the little prince. 25 00:02:03,469 --> 00:02:09,650 He is also the protagonist of his own tale as he is the main character of the message. 26 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:13,669 We navigate with the prince through his adventure. 27 00:02:14,449 --> 00:02:16,789 He is brave and curious enough to explore. 28 00:02:17,250 --> 00:02:17,889 And the fox. 29 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:24,310 He is one of the most important characters of all as he is the reason behind the princes. 30 00:02:24,629 --> 00:02:32,629 Epiphany, as they teach him very valuable lessons while their friendship progresses. 31 00:02:32,629 --> 00:02:36,629 And what was his original name? 32 00:02:36,629 --> 00:02:41,629 Le Petit Prince, obviously, because I wrote in French in 1943. 33 00:02:41,629 --> 00:02:45,629 How much repercussion did your book have? 34 00:02:45,629 --> 00:02:52,629 The novella has been translated into hundreds of languages and has sold some 200 million copies worldwide, 35 00:02:52,629 --> 00:02:57,629 making it one of the best-selling books in the publishing history. 36 00:02:57,629 --> 00:03:00,629 And now tell me, how does the story start? 37 00:03:00,629 --> 00:03:06,629 The story starts with a pilot who, while trying to repair his plane in the middle of the desert, 38 00:03:06,629 --> 00:03:13,629 met a little prince from the asteroid B612 who asked him to draw a lamp for him. 39 00:03:13,629 --> 00:03:19,629 And the pilot will begin to discover the fascinating story of the little prince, 40 00:03:19,629 --> 00:03:30,710 where he lived with three volcanoes and amused himself by pulling weeds and watching sunsets. 41 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:33,849 This is getting interesting, tell me more. 42 00:03:33,849 --> 00:03:37,389 One day on the ground of the Asteros a flower was born. 43 00:03:37,389 --> 00:03:42,509 The little prince took care of it with dedication and love, but the flower was dramatic and 44 00:03:42,509 --> 00:03:49,509 this annoys him, so he decides to leave home and travel to the universe and search a friend. 45 00:03:49,509 --> 00:03:55,270 what happened on the trip. The journey led the little prince to visit various asteroids until 46 00:03:55,270 --> 00:04:04,870 he reached Earth, where he met a diverse group of eccentric characters who combined him of how 47 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:12,069 strange the world of others is, who forget to enjoy life. On Earth, the little prince came 48 00:04:12,069 --> 00:04:18,790 into contact with animals, flowers, and people, and before finding the pilot, he met the fox, 49 00:04:18,790 --> 00:04:22,290 who revealed to him the importance of friendship. 50 00:04:23,290 --> 00:04:26,870 Thanks to nostalgia and the terrifying otherworld 51 00:04:26,870 --> 00:04:29,750 the little prince decides to return to his planet. 52 00:04:31,610 --> 00:04:34,829 Okay Antoine, thanks for having me here 53 00:04:34,829 --> 00:04:38,509 and I hope to see you until the next one. Bye.