The Man Who Planted Trees

Giono, Jean. Wood Engravings by Michael McCurdy

ISBN 10: 0930031024 / ISBN 13: 9780930031022

Edité par Chelsea Green Publishing Company (edition ), 1985

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. N° de réf. du vendeur 0930031024-11-1-29

Synopsis :

Book by Jean Giono Michael McCurdy

Présentation de l'éditeur: Jean Giono's beautiful allegorical tale is legendary. Written in the 1950s, its message was ahead of its time, inspiring readers to rediscover the harmonies of the countryside and prevent its wilful 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 Elzéard 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 so oppressed the traveller 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 programme 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Man Who Planted Trees
Éditeur : Chelsea Green Publishing Company (edition )
Date d'édition : 1985
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette