The Man Who Planted Trees - Couverture souple

Giono, Jean

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1570625387 ISBN 13 : 9781570625381

Editeur : Shambhala Pubns, 2000

Synopsis

The Man Who Planted Trees Simply written but powerful and unforgettable, this tale reveals how the simple acts of one unassuming person can change the world for the better. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY

By this time the 1910 oaks were ten years old and taller than both him and me. They were an impressive sight. I was left literally speechless, and as he didn't speak either we spent the whole day walking silently through his forest. When you remembered that it had all emerged from the hands and spirit of this one man...you saw that men could be as efficient as God in other things beside destruction.

ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY BROCKWAY

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shambhala Pubns
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1570625387
• ISBN 13: 9781570625381
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 74