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The Man Who Planted Trees
A novel from the Vintage Earth collection
Series: Vintage Earth
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A solitary man plants a forest over many years, rejuvenating a barren wasteland.
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VINTAGE EARTH - A series of transformative novels with the environment at their heart.
The Man Who Planted Trees
'And so, with great care, he planted his hundred acorns.'
While hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a solitary shepherd called Elzeard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzeard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness.
Ten years later, after surviving the First World War, he visits the shepherd again. A young forest is slowly spreading over the valley - Elzeard has continued his work. Year after year, the narrator returns to see the miracle being created - a verdant, green landscape that is a testament to one man's creative instinct.
'I love the humanity of this story and how one man's efforts can change the future for so many' Michael Morpurgo, Independent
VINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our ever-changing relationship with the environment. These are stories old and young, set in worlds real or imagined, that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. Transformative, wild, surprising, and essential, these novels take on the most urgent story of our times.
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The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono receives high praise from renowned literary figures. Andre Malraux considers him one of the greatest writers of his generation, while Jean d'Ormesson equates him with literary giants like Chateaubriand and Proust. Henry Miller highlights how Giono's work captures the "song of the world," resonating deeply with sensitive readers.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781784878016
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Barbara Bray
- Introduction by Richard Mabey
- Illustrated by Harry Brockway
- Translated by Barbara Bray
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 5.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 65g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Jean Giono (Author) Jean Giono was born in 1895 in Manosque, Provence, and lived there most of his life. He supported his family working as a bank clerk for eighteen years before his first two novels were published, thanks to the generosity of Andre Gide, to critical acclaim. He went on to write thirty novels, including The Horseman on the Roof, and numerous essays and stories. In 1953, the year in which he wrote The Man who Planted Trees, he was awarded the Prix Monegasque for his collective work. Jean Giono died in October 1970. Harry Brockway (Illustrator) Harry Brockway was born in 1958 and studied sculpture at Kingston Art School and at the Royal Academy, where he learned engraving. He makes a living as a stonemason as well as a wood engraver.
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