Works by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–1944) are full of almost mystical echoes with the present days. The author raises the issue of progress and its consequences, risk and responsibility, the meaning of human life... A philosophical tale The Little Prince was the result of the artist’s life experience. Tvory francuz′koho pys′mennyka Antuana de Sent-Ekzjuperi (1900–1944) spovneni majže mistyčnoho perehuku iz s′ohodennjam. Avtor porušuje pytannja prohresu i joho naslidkiv, ryzyku ta vidpovidal′nosti, sensu ljuds′koho žyttja... Filosofs′ka kazka «Malen′kyj prync» stala pidsumkom žyttjevoho dosvidu mytcja.