Culture in France

The Little Prince exhibition in Versailles

Issued on: 02/12/2015 - 13:23

The city of Versailles west of Paris continues to unveil renovations and restorations of the public gardens and buildings. RFI's Rosslyn Hyams takes us to an exhibition about Antoine de St Exupéry's The Little Prince, in one of Versailles' lesser-known architectural treasures.

Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Book cover

By: Rosslyn Hyams

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