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Name: The Man Who Planted Trees

Author: Jean Giono
Year: 1953
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Popularity: 2.3
Genres/categories: Short Stories, Classic, Philosophy
Culture: France

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ISBN:
9780720610215
9781559745994
9781890132323
9781933937168
9781933937441
0720610214
1559745991
1890132322
1933937165
1933937440
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.
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