The Man Who Planted Trees by Community Radio Tbilisi published on 2020-04-12T16:10:21Z The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono This time we have decided to tell you a story of Elzéard Bouffier, a solitary shepherd who gave life back to an abandoned desert region simply by planting trees. Read by Nanka Dolidze, Thomas Ibrahim, Dimitri Eristavi, Vato Urushadze, Elene Kobidze and Sandro Sulaberidze from their homes. Music by Richard Skelton from album The Complete Landings. Cover Image by Barbora Gallo. Curator: Barbora Gallo 'For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance over many years. If this performance is devoid of all egoism, if its guiding motive is unparalleled generosity, if it is absolutely certain that there is no thought of recompense and that, in addition, it has left its visible mark upon the earth, then there can be no mistake. ' Genre audiobook