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100 1 _aPavie, Théodore,
_d1811-1896
245 1 0 _aChoix de contes et nouvelles traduits du chinois
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-04-14
505 0 _aLes 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.
508 _aProduced by Madeleine Fournier and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChinese fiction -- Translations into French
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45374
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