A French author who is a World War II pilot, confronts the demise of democracy and channels his inner child to resolve turmoil. "Le Petit Prince" is a classic, the most translated work of fiction on the planet. But "Words get in the way of meaning." Isabel A. Walcutt's abridged version translates the wisdom of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry into American English: "Your heart sees what your eyes cannot see. Your heart sees what is important."