In April 1942, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was exiled in New York after his demobilisation. Depressed, the writer-aviator could only think of returning to fight to defend occupied France. It was against this backdrop that his Canadian publisher invited him on a promotional tour. He arrived in Montreal with his wife just as Canada, at war with Germany, ordered the closure of all French embassies on its territory. As a result, the writer was stuck in Quebec.
His stay in Quebec was to shake him out of his torpor. Between fishing parties and walks in the forest, he meets a little girl who draws sheep, a lamplighter, and a bright-eyed little boy who asks a lot of questions…
