Discover the Story Inspiring our 2024 Project
The text of The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, in English translation - a beautiful and short read - is available to read online here or download using the file below.
The Bookcase independent book shop in Hebden Bridge is selling the Vintage Earth edition of the published short story in English translation.
Listen to the Original Short Story
Click on the audio file above to listen to the short story 'The Man Who Planted Trees' by Jean Giono, in English translation. This allegory is the starting point for our community performance, open exhibitions, workshops and community sharing days.
With huge thanks to our board member and trustee, actor and voice artist Claire Storey for her reading of the story, and to Mark Marrington who composed and played the original guitar intro and outro music.
With huge thanks to our board member and trustee, actor and voice artist Claire Storey for her reading of the story, and to Mark Marrington who composed and played the original guitar intro and outro music.
Background & Further Resources
The background to the writing of the story is covered in this wikipedia article.
We're developing the short story into a community performance. It has been used as inspiration in other ways in the past. This 30 minute animation of the story from 1987 by won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and in 2021 this String Quartet No. 1 - The Man Who Planted Trees by Noah Max was premiered by the Brompton Quartet - it features words from the story.
Friends of the Earth reveals the “woeful state” of the nation’s tree cover: discover how Calderdale areas are affected here
Our project funders are thanked and listed on our Support Us page.
We're developing the short story into a community performance. It has been used as inspiration in other ways in the past. This 30 minute animation of the story from 1987 by won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and in 2021 this String Quartet No. 1 - The Man Who Planted Trees by Noah Max was premiered by the Brompton Quartet - it features words from the story.
Friends of the Earth reveals the “woeful state” of the nation’s tree cover: discover how Calderdale areas are affected here
Our project funders are thanked and listed on our Support Us page.