A beautiful gift edition of this classic fable about one man's quest to create a forest, with a new introduction by Richard Mabey. Elzeard'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 new, gift edition of the classic French fable from 1953, about one man's quest to create a forest. Beginning in 1910, it describes how the young forest spreads slowly over a previously desolate valley in Provence. With a new introduction by Richard Mabey and woodcut illustrations by Harry Brockway, it's published to celebrate Giono's 120th birthday.