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  • The Man Who Planted Trees

  • By: Jean Giono
  • Narrated by: Malk Williams
  • Length: 27 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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The Man Who Planted Trees

By: Jean Giono
Narrated by: Malk Williams
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Discover this beloved masterpiece of nature writing that is a hymn to creation and the power of the individual to do their bit to change the world for the better.

In 1910, while hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a shepherd called Elzéard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzéard 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 and sees the young forest he has created spreading slowly over the valley. Elzéard’s solitary, silent work continues, and the narrator returns year after year to see the miracle he is gradually creating: a verdant, green landscape that is a testament to one man’s creative instinct.

A beautiful story of hope, survival and selflessness, The Man Who Planted Trees resonates as strongly today as when it was first published.

Translated by Peter Doyle.

Public Domain (P)2021 SNR Audio
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Simple and Inspring

Very short, but very to the point about what one person can do without fanfare or significant support to generate a positive change to the world.

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Altruism at its finest

A great story about the true unselfish delight in the well being of every one.

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Short but sweet

I loved it and found the story an important one to be told and read.

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