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BrasilHis name is Michael Pätel and he comes from Germany. His hobbies include travel and… collecting editions of The Little Prince in every possible language. While Michael Pätel himself tries rather to play down his achievement, it should be said that his collection now stands at over 2,000 copies. It is thanks to his frequent travel and his website that Michael has managed to collect so many copies and translations of the book.
The Little Prince on screen: draw me new adventures!
The Little Prince is already nothing short of a publishing phenomenon (the book has been translated into over 236 languages, and over 130 million copies have been sold worldwide), and its eponymous hero is a popular icon. Now 2010 sees the Little Prince arriving on screens big and small.
Television: the animated series
The series is produced by Method Animation (Le Petit Nicolas, Skyland, Iron Man…), in partnership with France 3, German state-owned channel WDR, Italy’s RAI channel, Gallimard and Sony Video for the DVD edition. It reunites us with the Little Prince who, at the end of the book, had returned to his rose. Accompanied by the fox, the Little Prince sets off on another voyage from planet to planet, with plenty of new encounters along the way. A total of 40 countries have already bought the series, consisting of 26 episodes each lasting 52 minutes. Aimed at children between 6 and 10 years of age, the first episode will be aired on France 3 in time for Christmas 2010.
| The Little Prince on the big screen and in 3D The animated feature film of the Little Prince will be produced by Aton Soumache, with a budget of some €45 million. The film will be a faithful adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book, voiced by a constellation of movie stars whose names will be announced at the next Cannes Film Festival. In common with recent box office hits like Avatar, this adaptation of the Little Prince will be screened entirely in 3D. The worldwide release is scheduled for the end of 2013. |
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After 3D, the next big thing is 4D
This will involve a 12-minute film in 4D (in addition to 3D depth, synchronised physical effects will be reproduced in the auditorium), made by par Nwave, the world leader in 3D cinema for independent theme and amusement parks. In this unique experience, spectators will be turned into travelling companions of the Little Prince. Look forward to a unique, sensation-filled experience in this short-length film, coming to theme park and planetarium screens from 2011 onwards.
Multimedia project
The new visual world of the Little Prince will be carried over into new online applications and next-gen consoles, aimed as always at the 6 to 10 age group.
The new Little Prince on the page
The Little Prince is a literary character above all, so all his new adventures will be published in book form (giant pop-up book, novelisation, comic strip, collections, etc.) by Gallimard, Hachette and worldwide.
Lou and the Little Prince
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“Valour does not await the passing of years,” as the poet said, and as Lou, a 19-year-old student of game design, convincingly proves by turning a simple class assignment into a delightful and poetic experience. We refer, of course, to the lamplighter game we told you about a few days ago. You can try your hand at this non-violent shooting game in the “Have fun with the Little Prince” section.
Even before developing the game, Lou Lubie had her own back-story with the Little Prince, which you can read about on the Fans page. |
LOU LUBIE : The Lamplighter
The Little Prince is a classic that has inspired the director, the storyteller, the musician, the graphic artist, the choreographer… and now the video game designer! The designer in question is Lou Lubie. She is 19, a student of game design, and she has just designed a video game set in the world of the Little Prince.
When she was just a little girl her mother, a great admirer of the Little Prince, gave her an audio-book cassette. She made the acquaintance of Saint-Exupéry’s young character at school, however, where she had to study the story from every possible angle: “exactly the right way to make me detest it,” as she recalls. Read more…
Super Mario, a fan of the Little Prince?
| You may well wonder when you take a look at the levels of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. The famous plumber travels from planet to planet: planets as small as asteroid B612; planets that take no time to visit, rather like those in the story. Planets full of trees and flowers that constantly remind us of certain chapters from the book. |  |
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Super Mario is a video game hero who was created in Japan, and we know the Little Prince is firmly established in the country’s collective imagination (as witnessed by the Hakone museum and numerous editions of the book), so it is easy to imagine him having some influence, direct or indirect, on the game’s designer, Yoshiaki Koizumi. |
| For a better idea of the similarities between the game and the world of the Little Prince, take a look at the preview for Super Mario Galaxy 2. On the web, a number of players have mentioned the similarities, and journalists testing the game often draw comparisons between Mario’s adventurings and those of the Little Prince. |
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The Little Prince in Khmer
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A few months ago, we introduced you to SIPAR, a voluntary group founded in 1982. Reminder: SIPAR has a major presence in Cambodia, where it is working to develop access to education by setting up libraries (180 to date, containing 2,000 books in the Khmer language) and education centres for all (38 in total). SIPAR has also put 7 mobile libraries on the road, touring the suburbs and villages to make sure no one is left out of access to education. |
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SIPAR is also a publisher in its own right and has already published 66 titles for young readers. The Little Prince is one of its publications, now in its fifth edition. Now we are offering you a chance to encounter the Khmer language with this edition of The Little Prince, and in a good cause.
Every copy purchased = 10 euros donated to SIPAR!
The Khmer edition is available from the online store.
Find out more: SIPAR website |
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