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Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Salvadoran-French writer and artist (–)
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| Born | Consuelo Suncín de Sandoval ()10 April Armenia, El Salvador |
| Died | 28 May () (aged&#;78) Grasse, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
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| Spouses | Ricardo Cárdenas &#; (divorced)&#; |
Consuelo, comtesse de Saint-Exupéry (née Suncín de Sandoval; 10 April – 28 May ), was a Salvadoran-French writer and artist, and was married to the French aristocrat, writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Early life
Born Consuelo Suncín de Sandoval[1] as the daughter of a rich coffee grower and army reservist, she grew up in a family of wealthy landowners in a small town in the Salvadoran department of Sonsonate. Due to her asthma, her father sent her abroad to the United States, where she studied in San Francisco; later she studied in Mexico City, and also in France.
Personal life
Her first marriage was to a Mexican army captain, Ricardo Cárdenas, whom she met in the United States. Though this marriage ended in divorce, she lied and said it ended with his death during the Mexican Revolution, since divorced women were then stigmatized by society, and being a widow was preferable to being a divorced woman.[2] While in France, she met and later married Enrique Gómez Carrillo, a Guatemalan writer, diplomat and journalist.
Following his death in , she took up residence in Buenos Aires.
Online biography for kids Consuelo de Saint Exupéry, officially Consuelo Suncín, comtesse de Saint Exupéry, (born Armenia, El Salvador on 10 April ; died Grasse, France on 18 May ) was a Salvadoran-French writer and artist, and the wife of the French aristocrat, writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (–).Biography Born Consuelo.In in Buenos Aires, she met and married the French aristocrat, writer and pioneering aviator Count Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, making her a countess. At the time Consuelo was a once-divorced, once-widowed Salvadoran writer and artist who possessed a bohemian spirit and was known as a mischief-maker.[3] Saint-Exupéry, thoroughly enchanted by the diminutive woman, would leave and then return to her many times; she was both his muse and over the long term the source of much of his angst.[2] It was a stormy union, with Saint-Exupéry travelling frequently and indulging in numerous extramarital affairs, most notably with the Frenchwoman Hélène de Vogüé (–), known as 'Nelly' and referred to as "Madame de B." in Saint-Exupéry biographies.[4]
Career
Consuelo also had numerous extramarital affairs.[2][4][5][6] Following the disappearance of her husband in July , with her loss of Saint-Exupéry still fresh, she purportedly wrote a memoir of their life together, The Tale of the Rose, which was sealed away in a trunk in her home.[2] Two decades after her death in , the manuscript came to light when José Martinez-Fructuoso, her heir and long-time employee, and his wife, Martine, discovered it in an attic trunk.
Alain Vircondelet, author of a biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, edited it, improving her French and dividing it into chapters. Its publication in France in , one century after Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's birth on 29 June , became a national sensation. As of it had been translated into sixteen languages.
Death
Consuelo died on 28 May and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, alongside her second husband Enrique Gómez Carrillo.
Portrayal in The Little Prince
Despite their tumultuous relationship, Antoine kept Consuelo close to his heart. Consuelo, who suffered from asthma, is the likely inspiration for the major character in The Little Prince, the prince's petulant, vain, but fragile 'flower', identified as The Rose,[7][8][9] whom he protects under glass and with a windscreen on his tiny planet which is named Asteroid B
Saint-Exupéry's infidelity and doubts about his marriage are symbolised by the field of roses the Prince encounters during his visit to Earth.
In the novella, The Fox tells The Prince that his Rose is unique and special, because she is the one whom he loves.[citation needed]
The Prince's home asteroid also possesses three tiny volcanoes, likely inspired by the three volcanoes in the Cordillera de Apaneca volcanic range complex, which are directly visible from Consuelo's home town of Armenia, El Salvador.[10] Consuelo's home country is also known as the "Land of Volcanoes".[11] The two active volcanoes were inspired by the Santa Ana Volcano and the famous conical-shaped Izalco, which was likely spewing ash and lava when Antoine visited El Salvador.[12] The dormant volcano is Cerro Verde.[13]
Honours
Antoine's memoir, Wind, Sand and Stars (Terre des hommes), was employed to create the central theme—Terre des hommes/Man and his world—of the International World's Fair in Montreal, Canada, Expo The Countess de Saint Exupéry, Consuelo, was a guest of honour at the official opening ceremonies of the world's fair.[14]
Popular culture
Actress Janet Waldo was the voice for The Rose in the animated TV series "The Adventures of the Little Prince".
Singer Máiréad Carlin played The Rose in The Little Prince musical. Consuelo's relationship with Antoine was portrayed by Miranda Richardson and Bruno Ganz in the biopic Saint-Ex. The film combines elements of biography, documentary, and dramatic re-creation.[15] Consuelo is also a major character in the forthcoming historical novel Studio Saint-Ex by Ania Szado.
The book examines Consuelo and Antoine's time in New York City during World War II while Antoine is writing The Little Prince.
References
- Footnotes
- Citations
- ^Severson (), p.
- ^ abcdWebster, Paul.
Flying Into A Literary Storm: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Author Of The Little Prince, Was Born Years Ago. The Celebrations, However, Have Been Marred By His Widow's Bitter Account Of Their Marriage, London: The Guardian, June 24,
- ^Curtis, Cate (1 April ). André Malraux: a biography.Consuelo saint exupery biography for kids pictures Although the story is familiar to many—it's a mainstay in many children’s education—few know what (or who) inspired the iconic and emblematic tale: the relationship between its author and his wife, Salvadoran artist Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry.
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- ^ ab"Biography: Nelly de Vogüé ( – ).". Retrieved: May 23,
- ^Carrol, Tim. Secret Love of a Renaissance Man, The Telegraph, April 30,
- ^Schiff, Stacy. "Bookend: Par Avion."The New York Times, 25 June
- ^Reif, Rita.
"A Charming Prince Turns 50, His Luster Intact", The New York Times, 19 September
- ^El Diario de Hoy, "Consuelo Suncín, La Salvadoreña que inspiró el Principito", 8 April
- ^Webster, Paul () Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: The Life And Death Of The Little Prince, London: Pan Macmillan, , pp.
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- ^"El Salvador and "The Little Prince"". El Salvador. Retrieved 31 August
- ^"Fast Facts: Republic of El Salvador". Nat Geo Kids. National Geographic Partners, LLC. 21 March Retrieved 22 January
- ^Global Volcanism Program, Izalco () in Volcanoes of the World, v.
Venzke, E (ed.). Smithsonian Institution.
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Consuelo, comtesse de Saint-Exupéry (née Suncín de Sandoval; 10 April – 28 May ), was a Salvadoran-French writer and artist, and was married to the French aristocrat, writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.Accessed 3 June
- ^Parque Natural Cerro Verde, Ministerio de Turismo de El Salvador, accessed 3 June
- ^ Krôller, Eva-Marie. Expo ' Canada's Camelot?[permanent dead link&#;], Canadian Literature, Spring–Summer , Iss. –, pp.&#;36–
- ^Allon, Yoram; Del Cullen; Hannah Patterson ().
Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Critical Guides. London: Wallflower.
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- Bibliography
- Commire, Anne. Something about the Author in Volume 20 of Something about the Author: Facts and Pictures about Contemporary Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People, Gale Research Company, , ISBN&#;, ISBN&#;
- Cotsalas, Valerie (10 September ).
"The Little Prince: Born in Asharoken". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September
- Saint-Exupéry, Consuelo de; Allen, Esther (translator) The Tale of the Rose: The Love Story Behind The Little Prince, New York: Random House, , ISBN&#;
- Schiff, Stacy () []. Saint-Exupéry: A biography (Reprinted&#;ed.).
New York: Henry Holt. ISBN&#;.
- Severson, Marilyn S. (). Masterpieces of French Literature: Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN&#;.
Further reading
- Vircondelet, Alain ().
Biography for 2nd graders: Although the story is familiar to many—it's a mainstay in many children’s education—few know what (or who) inspired the iconic and emblematic tale: the relationship between its author and his wife, Salvadoran artist Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry.
O Consuelo (in French).
- Suncín, Abigaíl (). La rosa que cautivó al principito&#;: Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (in Spanish).
- Vircondelet, Alain (). Antoine et Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry&#;: un amour de légende (in French).
- Vircondelet, Alain ().
C'étaient Antoine et Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (in French).
- Carbonel, Marie-Hélène; Fransioli Martinez, Martine (). Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, une mariée vêtue de noir (in French).