Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) combined flying and literature in works like The Little Prince, Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars; he disappeared…
Arthur Rimbaud French poet Arthur Rimbaud became a literary legend for visionary early poems written in his teens, then abandoned writing for travel, trade, and adventure.
Charles Perrault — founder of the literary fairy-tale tradition Charles Perrault French 17th-century writer (1628–1703) who shaped the literary fairy tale with Contes de ma mère l'Oye and tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Pus…
