Project Gutenberg 2014-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 219 Pavie, Théodore 1811 1896 Pavie, Theodore Choix de contes et nouvelles traduits du chinois Les pivoines -- Le bonze Kai-Tsang sauvé des eaux -- Le poète Ly-Taï-Pe -- Le lion de pierre -- La légende du roi des dragons -- Les renards-fées -- Le Luth brisé. Produced by Madeleine Fournier and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) "Choix de contes et nouvelles traduits du chinois" by Théodore Pavie is a collection of translated Chinese short stories written in the early 19th century. This work invites readers to explore the rich tapestry of Chinese storytelling, featuring narratives that intertwine history, legend, and moral lessons. The opening story centers around an eccentric man named Tsieou-Sien, who has an obsessive passion for flowers, which shapes his relationships and life in profound ways. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Tsieou-Sien, a devoted gardener who prefers the beauty of his flowers to worldly affairs. After a series of uninvited intrusions from the unscrupulous Tchang-Oey and his companions, Tsieou-Sien is bullied and his beloved flowers are threatened. Despite the initial chaos and destruction levied upon his garden, a mysterious young girl, who reveals herself as an immortal, restores his flowers and offers him a deeper connection to the natural world. The opening sets the stage for themes of compassion versus cruelty, and the interplay between benevolence and the retribution of fate, which weave throughout this enchanting collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Chinese fiction -- Translations into French PL Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 473707 2025-06-18T12:00:02.008710 text/html 453469 2024-10-24T05:08:12 text/html 247805 2025-06-18T12:00:11.988623 application/epub+zip 254358 2025-06-18T12:00:05.766669 application/epub+zip 246896 2025-06-18T12:00:04.306665 application/epub+zip 489249 2025-06-18T12:00:16.431591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471341 2025-06-18T12:00:11.040605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439569 2022-09-20T17:28:12.493558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436882 2025-06-18T12:00:01.233689 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417039 2024-10-24T05:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16691 2025-06-18T12:00:16.580559 application/rdf+xml 14911 2025-06-18T12:00:04.897688 image/jpeg 3078 2025-06-18T12:00:04.602612 image/jpeg 241959 2025-06-18T12:00:02.053672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia