Project Gutenberg 2019-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 140 Bourges, Elémir 1852 1925 Bourges, Élémir Bourges, Elemir Les oiseaux s'envolent et les fleurs tombent Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Clarity, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les oiseaux s'envolent et les fleurs tombent" by Elémir Bourges is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the turbulent backdrop of political upheaval in France, specifically during the Paris Commune, exploring themes of love, identity, and social unrest. The narrative introduces a complex tapestry of characters, notably Floris, a young man navigating the chaos of his origins and the tumult of the times. The opening of the novel presents a dramatic scene in Paris, where a man wandering through the Père-Lachaise cemetery encounters a surreal and violent atmosphere marked by flames and the sounds of battle. The narrative quickly shifts to a dialogue that captures the essence of the Commune, with characters discussing the fate of a recently executed man and the ensuing frenzy of rebellion. A mysterious feverish character emerges, revealing connections to Floris and hinting at deep family secrets. As panic and joy blend amid the riotous backdrop, the scene sets the tone for a story steeped in existential contemplation against societal turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 930079 2025-04-24T08:27:00.522648 text/html 948281 2019-12-03T15:13:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 402757 2025-04-24T08:27:11.936588 application/epub+zip 416580 2025-04-24T08:27:02.264629 application/epub+zip 416580 2025-04-24T08:27:01.404652 application/epub+zip 674977 2025-04-24T08:27:19.398536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616283 2025-04-24T08:27:10.838644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616144 2022-09-27T13:47:05.189795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869627 2025-04-24T08:26:58.640673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 870072 2019-12-03T15:13:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18109 2025-04-24T08:27:19.553613 application/rdf+xml 8696 2025-04-24T08:27:01.524628 image/jpeg 1946 2025-04-24T08:27:01.464647 image/jpeg 371483 2025-04-24T08:27:00.612659 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia