Carmen : Accompanied by another famous novella by Merimee, The Venus of Ille Paperback / softback
by Prosper Merimee
Part of the Alma Classics 101 Pages series
Paperback / softback
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When the Basque dragoon Don José meets a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately ensnared by her wiles.
After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he helps her to flee, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love.
As Carmen continues to exert her spell, José is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions and uncontrollable jealousy – one that he will find difficult to escape alive. Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Mérimée’s highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines.
First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire – here accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille – has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2023
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- ISBN:9781847498977
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781847498977
