Wind, Sand and Stars
Original title: Terre des hommes
Translated by Gabriel María Jordà Lliteras earliest edition we have, 1951 Emecé, 2000 paperback 220 pages
A lyrical account of the author’s time as a pilot flying the dangerous mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. Many incidents are recounted, including the time he crashed his plane in the Sahara and, along with his navigator, is forced to walk for days without food or water before finding safety.
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