![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally there is the pilot, Fabien, bringing the mail up from Patagonia, and recently married. He does what he is told because, frankly, he does not know any other way. Robineau is the inspector, a man of limited imagination who is the foil for Rivière’s toughness. He worries slightly about whether he is being unfair but, ultimately, accepts that he has to do it for the greater good of the company and safety. Errors are ruthlessly punished, even if the guilty person is not really to blame, e.g. Rivière, fifty years old, is the director and the consummate boss. It tells the story of an aviation company based in Buenos Aires, which flies in mail from various parts of Latin America and then flies it onward to Europe. Saint-Exupéry’s second novel is his shortest but it is still very powerful. Home » France » Saint-Exupéry » Vol de nuit (Night Flight) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Vol de nuit (Night Flight) ![]()
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