The Man Who Planted Trees, Paperback
Descriere
Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of The Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story, Elzeard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence in the south of France. The result was a total transformation of the landscape-from one devoid of life, with miserable, contentious inhabitants, to one filled with the scent of flowers, the songs of birds, and fresh, flowing water. Since our first publication, the book has sold over a quarter of a million copies and inspired countless numbers of people around the world to take action and plant trees. On National Arbor Day, April 29, 2005, Chelsea Green released a special twentieth anniversary edition with a new foreword by Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the African Green Belt Movement.
Despre autor
Jean Giono a fost un scriitor francez. Scrierile sale se remarcă printr-un puternic suflu liric și au ca teme principale unirea omului cu forțele cosmice elementare, cu unele implicații mitologice, întoarcerea la munca pământului și la natură ca unica salvare împotriva industrializării rapide și a mașinismului.
