The Man Who Planted Trees

Name: The Man Who Planted Trees
SKU: 978-1-86046-117-0
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Autor/en: Giono Jean

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Jean Giono (Author)
Jean Giono was born in 1895 in Manosque, Provence, and lived there most of his life. He supported his family working as a bank clerk for eighteen years before his first two novels were published, thanks to the generosity of Andr¿ide, to critical acclaim. He went on to write thirty novels, including The Horseman on the Roof, and numerous essays and stories. In 1953, the year in which he wrote The Man who Planted Trees, he was awarded the Prix Mon¿sque for his collective work. Jean Giono died in October 1970.

Harry Brockway (Illustrator)
Harry Brockway was born in 1958 and studied sculpture at Kingston Art School and at the Royal Academy, where he learned engraving. He makes a living as a stonemason as well as a wood engraver.

ISBN: 978-1-86046-117-0

GTIN: 9781860461170

Autor	Giono Jean / Bray, Barbara (Übers.) / Brockway Harry (Illustr.) / Mabey, Richard (Einf.)
Verlag	Random House UK
Einband	Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr	1995
Seitenangabe	56 S.
Ausgabekennzeichen	Englisch
Abbildungen	B-format paperback
Masse	H19.7 cm x B12.9 cm x D0.6 cm 62 g

Über den Autor Giono Jean

Jean Giono was born in 1895 in Manosque, Provence, and lived there most of his life. He supported his family working as a bank clerk for eighteen years before his first two novels were published, thanks to the generosity of André Gide, to critical acclaim. He went on to write thirty novels, including The Horseman on the Roof, and numerous essays and stories. In 1953, the year in which he wrote The Man who Planted Trees, he was awarded the Prix Monégasque for his collective work. Jean Giono died in October 1970.Harry Brockway was born in 1958 and studied sculpture at Kingston Art School and at the Royal Academy, where he learned engraving. He makes a living as a stonemason as well as a wood engraver.