abstract:The Man Who Planted Trees (French title L'homme qui plantait des arbres), also known as The Story of Elzéard Bouffier, The Most Extraordinary Character I Ever Met, and The Man Who Planted Hope and Reaped Happiness, is an allegorical tale by French author Jean Giono, published in 1953.
youknow thatquaintwindowonthelandingwiththebroaddeepseat . . . and sittherelooking out for a momentandsay, 'Godblessthe man whoplantedthosetreeswhoeverhewas.'