The Man Who Planted Trees - Softcover

Jean Giono

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933392819 ISBN 13: 9781933392813

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2016

Synopsis

Jean Giono's beautiful allegorical tale is legendary. Written in the 1950's, its message was ahead of its time, inspiring readers to rediscoverthe harmonies of the countryside and prevent its willful destruction.

The narrator, journeying by foot across the barren plains of the lower Alps, has his thirst assuaged by the well water drawn by the shepherd Elzeaerd Bouffier. Here begins the subtle parable which Giono weaves of the life-giving shepherd who chooses to live alone and carry out the work of God. Over forty years the desolate hills and lifeless villages which sooppressed the traveler are transformed by the dedication of one man. All with the help of a few acorns.

Giono's hope was to set in motion a worldwide reforestation program that would rejuvenate the earth. "The Man Who Planted Trees" is a hymn to creation and a purveyor of confidence in man's ability to change his-indeed the world's-lot.

Review Citations:
Ingram Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 77 (ISBN 1931498725, Hardcover)

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Review:

"One of the greatest writers of our generation" (André Malraux)

"Thoughtful and potent, this captivating tale of nature and nurture will bring a smile to many lips" (Connexion)

"The Man Who Planted Trees...is really special to me it s a book I give away to people a lot" ( --Kevin McCloud Mail on Sunday)

"In Giono's work what every sensitive, full-blooded individual ought to be able to recognise at once is 'the song of the world'" --(Henry Miller)

"A book for children from 8 to 80. I love the humanity of this story and how one man's efforts can change the future for so many" --(Michael Morpurgo Independent)

Book Description:

A beautiful gift edition of this classic fable about one man's quest to create a forest, with a new introduction by Richard Mabey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1933392819
• ISBN 13: 9781933392813
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 61
• Illustrator: Michael McCurdy