by Prosper Mérimée · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782035881007
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«Colomba» is a short novel by Prosper Mérimée, published by Larousse Kingfisher Chambers in paperback (287 pages, in French).
Short novel by Prosper Mérimée, set within historical fiction and 19th-century French literature. The briefly told story combines drama and intrigue and revolves around Colomba, the character who gives the work its title.
December 2006 edition in the Petits Classiques Larousse collection, with complete text. The work was originally published in 1840.
Intended for readers with an advanced level of French and for those seeking an introduction to 19th-century French classics.
Prosper Mérimée was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, before translating the work of several notable Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn, arranging for their preservation. He was instrumental in the creation of Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris, where the tapestries now are displayed. The official database of French monuments, the Base Mérimée, bears his name.
