thx Eagle, looks like the book unfortunately is not translated into English or German.
I had no idea that he was an aviator and adventurer too, knew his name only from the movies Belle de Jour & Passerby (oh les deux actrices…) .
Definitively miss the Sahara, off-limits all over these days - guess I won’t be able to return IRL in my lifetime, seulement la recherche du temps perdu reste …
tally-ho
BTW: Mermoz is here, will post more of his stuff later:
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