This is the French original of Night Flight, a short novel about the pioneers of night airmail in South America. Rivière, the uncompromising head of the company, believes the mail must go through whatever the risk. One evening a pilot meets a violent storm while those on the ground wait and listen. The book explores leadership, duty and the price of human progress with great economy and force. It won the Prix Femina and made Saint-Exupéry famous.