{"id":340,"date":"2012-07-08T16:50:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T14:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-french.net\/blog\/?p=340"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:36:25","slug":"le-petit-prince-de-saint-exupery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/blog\/culture-francaise\/le-petit-prince-de-saint-exupery\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Petit Prince de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry : pourquoi le lire en fran\u00e7ais"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab On ne voit bien qu&rsquo;avec le c\u0153ur. L&rsquo;essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. \u00bb Cette phrase, beaucoup de gens la connaissent sans avoir lu le livre d&rsquo;o\u00f9 elle vient. Publi\u00e9 en 1943, \u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb d&rsquo;Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry est devenu l&rsquo;un des livres les plus lus et les plus traduits au monde.<\/p>\n<p>Voici ce qu&rsquo;il raconte, qui \u00e9tait son auteur, et pourquoi c&rsquo;est souvent le premier vrai livre que lisent les apprenants de fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#eef3fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:bold;\">L&rsquo;essentiel en bref<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;\">\n<li>\u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb est paru en 1943 \u00e0 New York, en fran\u00e7ais et en anglais, puis en France en 1946.<\/li>\n<li>Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 traduit dans des centaines de langues et de dialectes.<\/li>\n<li>Son auteur, Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, \u00e9tait aviateur ; il a disparu en mission en 1944.<\/li>\n<li>Ses phrases courtes et ses dialogues simples en font une lecture id\u00e9ale d\u00e8s le niveau B1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom:3px solid #1f4386;padding-bottom:8px;\">Que raconte \u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb ?<\/h2>\n<p>Un aviateur tombe en panne dans le d\u00e9sert du Sahara. Il y rencontre un petit gar\u00e7on venu d&rsquo;une autre plan\u00e8te, l&rsquo;ast\u00e9ro\u00efde B 612, o\u00f9 il a laiss\u00e9 une rose qu&rsquo;il aime. Le petit prince lui raconte son voyage de plan\u00e8te en plan\u00e8te, o\u00f9 il a rencontr\u00e9 des adultes \u00e9tranges : un roi sans sujets, un vaniteux, un buveur, un businessman qui compte les \u00e9toiles, un allumeur de r\u00e9verb\u00e8res et un g\u00e9ographe. Sur Terre, il rencontre un serpent et un renard, qui lui apprend ce que signifie \u00ab apprivoiser \u00bb.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom:3px solid #1f4386;padding-bottom:8px;\">Qui \u00e9tait Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry ?<\/h2>\n<p>N\u00e9 \u00e0 Lyon en 1900, Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry est pilote avant d&rsquo;\u00eatre \u00e9crivain. Il transporte le courrier au-dessus du Sahara et de la cordill\u00e8re des Andes, et tire de ces aventures des romans comme \u00ab Vol de nuit \u00bb et \u00ab Terre des hommes \u00bb. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il \u00e9crit \u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb \u00e0 New York, puis rejoint l&rsquo;aviation alli\u00e9e. Le 31 juillet 1944, il dispara\u00eet en mer au large de Marseille lors d&rsquo;une mission de reconnaissance.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom:3px solid #1f4386;padding-bottom:8px;\">Les grands th\u00e8mes du livre<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:18px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1f4386;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #d6dceb;\">Th\u00e8me<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #d6dceb;\">Ce qu&rsquo;il faut retenir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\"><strong>Le regard de l&rsquo;enfant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\">Le petit prince ne comprend pas les adultes, obs\u00e9d\u00e9s par les chiffres et l&rsquo;importance. Sa na\u00efvet\u00e9 devient une critique douce du monde des grandes personnes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f6f8fc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\"><strong>L&rsquo;essentiel invisible<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\">Le renard lui confie que ce qui compte vraiment ne se voit pas avec les yeux, mais avec le c\u0153ur.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\"><strong>Apprivoiser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\">Cr\u00e9er des liens prend du temps, et rend l&rsquo;autre unique au monde.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f6f8fc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\"><strong>La responsabilit\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #d6dceb;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;\">On devient responsable de ceux que l&rsquo;on aime : c&rsquo;est pourquoi le petit prince veut retrouver sa rose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background:#FFF4F3;border-left:4px solid #F34234;padding:14px 18px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Le saviez-vous ?<\/strong> les aquarelles du livre ont \u00e9t\u00e9 peintes par Saint-Exup\u00e9ry lui-m\u00eame. Et l&rsquo;ast\u00e9ro\u00efde B 612 a inspir\u00e9 de vrais noms : un ast\u00e9ro\u00efde d\u00e9couvert en 1993 a \u00e9t\u00e9 baptis\u00e9 46610 B\u00e9sixdouze.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom:3px solid #1f4386;padding-bottom:8px;\">Lire \u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb pour apprendre le fran\u00e7ais<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left:20px;\">\n<li><strong>Un texte accessible.<\/strong> Phrases courtes, beaucoup de dialogues, vocabulaire simple : d\u00e8s le niveau B1, c&rsquo;est une lecture r\u00e9aliste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Un bon terrain pour le pass\u00e9 simple.<\/strong> Le r\u00e9cit utilise ce temps litt\u00e9raire, que l&rsquo;on apprend \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre en lisant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Un livre \u00e0 relire.<\/strong> On le lit enfant, puis adulte, et on n&rsquo;y voit pas la m\u00eame chose : c&rsquo;est un excellent sujet de discussion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Des versions audio.<\/strong> \u00c9coutez-le en lisant pour travailler en m\u00eame temps la compr\u00e9hension et la prononciation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom:3px solid #1f4386;padding-bottom:8px;\">Pour aller plus loin<\/h2>\n<p>Pour d&rsquo;autres id\u00e9es de lecture, d\u00e9couvrez notre s\u00e9lection de <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/blog\/culture-francaise\/livres-pour-apprendre-le-francais\/\">livres pour apprendre le fran\u00e7ais<\/a> et notre article sur <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/blog\/culture-francaise\/moliere-dramaturge\/\">Moli\u00e8re<\/a>. Pour discuter de vos lectures avec un professeur natif, essayez nos <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/cours-conversation-fle\/\">cours de conversation<\/a> ou le <a href=\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/live-french-club-pratiquer-francais-groupe\/\">Live French Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:28px 0;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/member.booknstart.com\/trial-registration?lg=fr&amp;referred_by=blog&amp;office_id=6\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#F34234;color:#fff;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;\">R\u00e9servez votre cours d&rsquo;essai gratuit<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom:3px solid #1f4386;padding-bottom:8px;\">Questions fr\u00e9quentes<\/h2>\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #ececec;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px;background:#fff;\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 18px;font-weight:bold;\">Quand \u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb a-t-il \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 ?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 18px 16px;\">\n<p>En avril 1943 \u00e0 New York, en fran\u00e7ais et en anglais. Il n&rsquo;est paru en France qu&rsquo;en 1946, chez Gallimard, apr\u00e8s la mort de son auteur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #ececec;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px;background:#fff;\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 18px;font-weight:bold;\">\u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb est-il facile \u00e0 lire en fran\u00e7ais ?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 18px 16px;\">\n<p>Oui, \u00e0 partir d&rsquo;un niveau B1 environ. Les phrases sont courtes et les dialogues nombreux. Le r\u00e9cit utilise le pass\u00e9 simple, qu&rsquo;on apprend vite \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #ececec;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px;background:#fff;\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 18px;font-weight:bold;\">Que veut dire \u00ab apprivoiser \u00bb ?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 18px 16px;\">\n<p>Cr\u00e9er des liens avec quelqu&rsquo;un, au point qu&rsquo;il devienne unique pour vous. C&rsquo;est ce que le renard explique au petit prince.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #ececec;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:10px;background:#fff;\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 18px;font-weight:bold;\">Comment est mort Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry ?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 18px 16px;\">\n<p>Il a disparu en mer le 31 juillet 1944, au large de Marseille, lors d&rsquo;une mission de reconnaissance a\u00e9rienne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:28px 0;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/member.booknstart.com\/trial-registration?lg=fr&amp;referred_by=blog&amp;office_id=6\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#F34234;color:#fff;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;\">R\u00e9servez votre cours d&rsquo;essai gratuit<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#666;font-size:14px;\">Live French \u00b7 cours particuliers sur Zoom avec des professeurs natifs depuis 2007 \u00b7 4,9\/5 sur Google<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-french.net\/fr\/blog\/culture-francaise\/le-petit-prince-de-saint-exupery\/#faq\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Quand \u00ab Le Petit Prince \u00bb a-t-il \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 ?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"En avril 1943 \u00e0 New York, en fran\u00e7ais et en anglais. 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