In 1941, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry writes a fictional literary letter to his childhood friend Léon Werth, which is published in Germany in 1955 under the title "Confession of a Friendship." Saint-Exupéry tells Werth, who has to hide from the Nazis, about his odyssey as a refugee and his experiences in the desert. His call to return to what is essential is a literary document of friendship and humanity. Saint-Exupéry also dedicates "The Little Prince" to his friend: "For Léon Werth, when he was still a little boy.".