This is a unique author's collection, which includes unpublished texts by Saint-Exupery, found in private collections, collected and reproduced by French publishers Alban Serisier and Delphine Lacroix. The central place in this book is occupied by two short stories: “Manon, dancer” - the first Exupery’s completed work, unfortunately not published during the author’s lifetime, and “The Aviator,” a short story that became the writer’s first publication, as well as the starting point on the path to creating his eternal creations. These early works, of course, are extremely significant in the work of Saint-Exupéry, they fully feel those artistic merits, high skill and depth of thought that readers so value in him. In addition, the collection includes previously unknown essays by the writer, unpublished chapters and fragments of the novels “Southern Postal” and “Night Flight”, as well as accurately reproduced letters and documents, representing unique evidence of the life and history of the creation of his immortal works. The reader will be of great interest in love letters to the granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II, actress and socialite Natalie Paley, full of piercing lyricism and revelation. The texts are published for the first time in Russian. Contents: Preface Manon, dancer Aviator Around the novels “Southern Post Office” and “Night Flight” This summer I went to look at my plane. Pilot. You can believe in people Letters from Natalie Paley