L'Homme qui plantait des arbres
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9782070538805 (207053880X)
ASIN: 207053880X
Publish date: April 18th 2002
Publisher: Gallimard
Pages no: 58
Edition language: French
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Environment,
Nature,
Philosophy,
France,
French Literature,
Spirituality,
Short Stories
bookshelves: published-1954, summer-2011, nonfiction, philosophy, environmental-issues, france, paper-read, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, translation Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Overbylass Read on June 07, 2011 ** spoiler alert ** Wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. English Translation by P...
Wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. English Translation by Peter Doyle.first line - 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.I am going out to plant a tree - an oak tree - in the middle of the ma...
This is a slender little story, a sort of fable, quite effectively written, I think. It is a plea for reforestation and, more broadly, a celebration of a sort of generous hope that goes beyond oneself -- Giono’s hero who plants trees for future generations, without personal reward, is the antithesis...
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