Jean Giono

Parable of the positive action of man on nature. The Man Who Planted Trees is a humanistic and ecological work. An ode to work, patience, humility and nature. Reading by Matéo Cichaki accompanied by Karim Touré, percussionist

For 44 years, solitary and determined, a shepherd, Elzéard Bouffier, revives his region of Haute-Provence by planting trees. This new forest has social and economic repercussions by allowing the surrounding villages to welcome new families. Written on commission in 1953, this short story by Jean Giono has since become a worldwide sensation. Translated into more than fifteen languages, it has become a manifesto of the environmentalist cause. Studied in primary school, adapted to the cinema, in an animated film with Philippe Noiret as narrator, the work is often adapted on stage and on the radio.