L'uomo che piantava gli alberi

I read this book in its entirety (a slim 46 pages) sitting alone in a cafe in Annecy, in the French Alps. I was on my way to Provence that week, and I had brought this book along with me on my trip with the explicit purpose of reading Giono in Provence, already considering Joy of Man's Desiring and

Hip Hip Hip, Hurra Logo após a visita guiada aos infernos que a leitura de "Quem Governa O Mundo?" me proporcionou, dei de caras e por acaso com "O Homem Que Plantava Árvores". Bem!... Foi como vislumbrar Luz ao fundo do túnel! Andava eu a afundar-me em águas turvas , quando um Anjo diligente, daqueles Leggi tutto

We could learn from this if we really wanted to. “When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of Canaan to spring from the wasteland, I am convinced in spite of everything, humanity is admirable.” I am forever an optimist des

A magnificent but gently told short story featuring a narrator telling of just one man, shepherd Elzeard Bouffier, living at the foot of the Alps and the beloved countryside that he is clearly in harmony with. This evoked the feeling of reading a myth carrying with it a powerful message, that is wri Leggi tutto

4.5★~5“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.” So begins this lovely story, almost a fairy tale, of a lone (not lonely) shepherd whom our narrator meets in a barren wasteland, tending a few she Leggi tutto

The Man Who Planted Trees is a magical allegorical tale by the French writer Jean Giorno. It reads like a fable, in which we follow the unknown narrator - an everyman - through a particularly dry and desolate area of France, “that ancient region where the Alps thrust down into Provence” . He wanders Leggi tutto

ABSOLUTAMENTE maravilhoso!Lê-se de um fôlego e retém-se para a vida toda. Foi um mero acaso encontrar este pequeno grande livro, nas minhas buscas para deliciar e inspirar os meus filhos e acabei por comprar uns quantos e oferecer a quem muito quero. Uma lição de vida, de humildade, de perseverança Leggi tutto

As coisas boas nascem dos mais puros corações e da paciência. Num mundo que se rege pelo imediato, em que se querem as coisas para ontem, Jean Giono lembra-nos que o tempo vem e vai, as coisas más (como duas guerras) vêm e vão e o que fica são as coisas a que se dedicou tempo, paciência, onde se pôs Leggi tutto

Μια πολύ καλοειπωμένη ιστορία που αξίζει να διαβαστεί.

This slender Provençal parable was – bizarrely – originally composed for a Reader's Digest competition which asked people to write about ‘The most unforgettable character I've met’. Giono's response was to produce this simple, bucolic tale about a lone shepherd who takes it upon himself to plant tre Leggi tutto