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The Man Who Planted Trees

Jean Giono

Paperback | Pages: 74 pages

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Original Title:	L'homme qui plantait des arbres
ISBN:	1570625387 (ISBN13: 9781570625381)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Elzéard Bouffier
Setting:	Provence(France) France

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Simply written, but powerful and unforgettable, The Man Who Planted Trees is a parable for modern times. In the foothills of the French Alps the narrator meets a shepherd who has quietly taken on the task of planting one hundred acorns a day in an effort to reforest his desolate region. Not even two world wars can keep the shepherd from continuing his solitary work. Gradually, this gentle, persistent man's work comes to fruition: the region is transformed; life and hope return; the world is renewed.

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Title	:	The Man Who Planted Trees
Author	:	Jean Giono
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 74 pages
Published	:	January 4th 2000 by Shambhala (first published 1953)
Categories	:	Fiction. Short Stories. Classics. Cultural. France. Environment. Nature. European Literature. French Literature

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For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance over many years. If this performance is devoid of all egoism, if its guiding motive is unparalleled generosity, if it is absolutely certain that there is no thought of recompense and that, in addition, it has left its visible mark upon the earth, then there can be no mistake.An amazingly relaxing and uplifting allegorical story of a man, Elzeard Bouffier, who, in the

What a hopeful and encouraging story this is. It is about the difference that one person can make and how one positive action can release a chain reaction of .Set from 1913 to 1949, it spans two world wars and, at a time when man is involved in so much destruction, here is a man who is building something.When you remembered that all this had sprung from the hands and the soul of this one man, without technical resources, you understood that humans could be as effectual as God in other realms



I read this book in its entirety (a slim 46 pages) sitting alone in a cafe in Annecy, in the French Alps. I was on my way to Provence that week, and I had brought this book along with me on my trip with the explicit purpose of reading Giono in Provence, already considering Joy of Man's Desiring and Blue Boy two of the finest French novels I had encountered, but I didn't wait. So I sat and read it, such the typical American tourist, in a cafe in Annecy le Vieux over a carafe of Jura wine.

Finished it in one sitting. Given that the book isn't very long, but the power of the writer to grip the mind of the readers is what keeps them glued to the book, regardless of the number of pages. And this is where Jean Giono has succeeded in his book.The book is written in a very simple but realistic manner, while sending an optimistic and inspiring message. It is written so well that, for a moment, I believed the story to be actually true. Though it isn't, the book doesn't fail to imply that

Inspiring. You can change the world with just 1 simple kindness. The narrative is very simple and straight forward. I love the book cover and the material used for the book. It suits the story.

(Available in English as "The man who planted trees"; Original title: "L`homme qui plantait des arbres")A very moving and poetic short story about a French shepherd who over dozens of years and throughout two world wars plants thousands of trees, thus re-vitalizing whole swaths of land and improving the lives of thousands of people. First published in 1953, the text has remained relevant, and it is no wonder that its author Jean Giono declared that this is one of his works that he is