This is cool - a piece of original artwork from “The Little Prince” believed to be lost forever has recently turned up in Japan of all places.

A watercolor believed to have been painted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery for his novel “The Little Prince” has turned up in Japan and will go on display April 25 in Tokyo, exhibition organizers said Wednesday.

An original watercolor (center) believed to be painted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery for his book “The Little Prince” is shown to the media in Tokyo on Wednesday. KYODO PHOTO
The book is a worldwide best-seller about a young extraterrestrial that has sold more than 80 million copies to date.

Of the 47 Saint-Exupery paintings that illustrate the book, only a handful have been found. The French novelist and aviator was lost in a flying mission in 1944, according to the organizers.

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