The exhibition aims to follow in the footsteps of Saint-Exupéry from the city of Ushuaia, in the far south of Argentina, known as the city at the end of the world, to the south of France, via Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Senegal, Morocco and Spain.
This route reproduces the flights made by the famous writer on behalf of the French company Aérospostale, dedicated to the delivery of mail between the two sides of the Atlantic.
The exhibition, initiated by those nostalgic for the early days of commercial aviation, offers an “immersive and inclusive journey through the Worlds of Saint-Exupéry and ‘The Little Prince'”, by shining the spotlight on his literary talent and his passion for aviation.
During the presentation of the main points of this exhibition on Wednesday evening in Buenos Aires, its initiators emphasized the universal values conveyed by Saint-Exupéry, such as friendship, love and the search for meaning in life.
According to them, “Return Flight” is a tribute to this Exuperyian heritage which invites reflection on life, literature and dreams.
In the Kingdom, the programme includes a conference on the “Moroccan years” of Saint-Exupéry, whose tragic death (July 31, 1944) in the Mediterranean is commemorated this year by the world.
This conference should relate Saint-Exupéry’s first stay in Casablanca where he did his military service in 1921. It is also in this city where he will make several stops between Toulouse and Dakar.
Legend has it that Saint-Exupéry, who used to stay at the Excelsior Hotel, an undisputed jewel of Casablanca art deco, wrote his famous “letter to an invented friend” in one of his rooms, in which he confesses: “I am no longer sure that I am in Casablanca. I am no longer sure that you exist. Let me go to bed or I will fall asleep in front of you, which would not be polite.”
In 1927, the man who would become the writer-aviator of universal literature, was appointed station manager in the Tarfaya region, then called Cap Juby, which would spark the spark of his major work “The Little Prince”.
It is precisely in Tarfaya that a museum bearing the name of Saint Exupéry pays tribute to his 18-month stay in this small town, which was nevertheless a strategic stopover on the route of Aéropostale flights between Europe and South America.
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