The Man Who Planted Trees I 1998 opholdt Suzanne Brøgger

I 1998 opholdt Suzanne Brøgger sig ved en flod i det nordlige Thailand

Alle vers er illustreret af Johanne Helga Heiberg som med de sort-hvide tuschtegninger giver en nonverbal indføring i langdigtet

landskabet og bybyggeren

and playing songs on his guitar

men drik af hver sit

The Man Who Planted Trees I 1998 opholdt Suzanne BrøggerWhile hiking through the wild lavender in a wind swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a solitary shepherd called Elzard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness. Ten years later, after surviving the First World War, he visits the shepherd again. A young forest is slowly spreading over the valley Elzard has continued his work. Year after year the