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The Year of the Gardener
by Karel Capek, published on November 10, 2021 by Éditions Editions de L'Aube.
Her favorite quote:
You need a certain maturity, I would happily say a certain age of fatherhood, to be able to become an amateur gardener. In addition, it is necessary to have a garden.
Why this book?
Because this book is not about "becoming a gardener for dummies",
it is a profession of faith written in 1929 for this energy-intensive and time-consuming activity.
You are not born a gardener, you become one, you grow up with the garden, your body often bruised by bending over weeds or on beds to be watched.
The gardener is a solitary being, indifferent to the outside world unless he is in touch with gardening.
Because behind this advice month by month,
there emerges a school of serenity, patience and wisdom.
The gardener grows with his garden, he sows throughout the year to reap only satisfaction and finally take advantage of the fact that in December, a month when there is nothing more to do except apply for a another year, another life.
Because it is rich in language, the reader will discover a
whole vocabulary related to gardening, whether it is work or plants and flowers, all with humor and poetry.
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
A year of gardening, month by month, during which, a gardener provides advice and shares with humor and wisdom, his work, his worries, his physical efforts, his joys and his hopes.
Characters.
"The gardener.
Places.
A garden.
The time.
Timeless.
The author.
Karel Capek is an essential author of Czech literature, he is known for his science fiction stories.
A great lover of gardening, this book is a poetic interlude in his bibliography, embellished with drawings by his brother to whom we owe the word “robot”.
This book has been read with
relish: a rich language blending poetry, wisdom and practice, this book is a source of wonder.
A gift for those who love gardening and literature.
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