Reddit mentions of The Little Prince

Strong recommendation for David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Dutch clerk in late 18th/early 19th century Dejima, lots of depth, gorgeous prose) and for Walter Moers's Rumo and his Miraculous Adventures (fantastical but oddly profound; I'd pick it up even if it doesn't sound like something you'd enjoy). I finished both of these very recently and they were amazing. They hopped right on my list of favourite books, if I'm honest.

Otherwise, I'd very much recommend my all-time favourites: Le Petit Prince (in French or English), Under Milk Wood, Cloud Atlas, and To Kill a Mockingbird (which is always worth a re-read, too).

I included Amazon links so that you know exactly which books I'm talking about, but please consider buying from local bookshops!

Personally, I like 8 the best it reminds of this Little Prince cover for some reason. Best of luck with the book!

This is the one I have but I haven't gotten a chance to read any others, so I don't actually know how good it is. I personally would really love to know about translation differences as well. I've been experiencing similar problems with The Kalevala. Most translations are translated from Finnish, to German, to English, not directly from Finnish to English, and I just got my first copy that was a direct translation, omg, SO much better. I honestly could get more than a few pages into traditional Finn-Ger-Eng translation, but I'm devouring this direct Finn-English translation, it's great.