CARMEN AND OTHER STORIES (The World's Classics Series)

Merimee, Prosper; (Translated from the French By Nicholas Jotcham)

ISBN 10: 019282242X / ISBN 13: 9780192822420

Published by Oxford Univ Press, Oxford, UK, 1989

About this Item

Text/BRAND NEW w/trace margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/VG w/faint creasing & surface wear to front. PO initials to fEP. Anthology of short stories from Prosper Merimee (1803 - 1870) written between 1829 and 1830. They are: 1, Carmen; 2, Mateo Falcone; 3, The Storming of the Redoubt; 4, Tamango; 4, The Estruscan Vase; 5, The Game of Backgammon; 6, The Venus of Ille; 7, Colomba; and, 8, Lokis, followed by the Appendix: "The final chapter of Carmen added to 1847 Edition".

Seller Inventory # 008686

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CARMEN AND OTHER STORIES (The World's Classics Series)
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Press, Oxford, UK
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019282242X
• ISBN 13: 9780192822420
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition, First Thus
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthology
  • Fiction, Novel, Short Story
  • Literature, Literary Criticism

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Synopsis

One of the earliest exponents of the short story, Prosper Merimee wrote the universally-acclaimed tale Carmen, which provided the basis for one of the world's most popular operas. In addition to this classic tale, the collection includes "Colomba," "Mateo Falcone," "The Storming of the Redoubt," "Tamango," "The Etruscan Vase," "The Game of Backgammon," "The Venus of Ille" and "Lokis."

About the Author

Prosper Merimee was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer.