by Prosper Mérimée · Flammarion · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782080703682
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«La Vénus d'Ille et autres nouvelles» is a volume of fantastic tales by Prosper Mérimée, published by Flammarion in paperback (283 pages).
It brings together some of Mérimée's most celebrated fantastic tales: the first recounts how a man places a wedding ring on a statue of Venus on the eve of his wedding, with dire consequences; in La chambre bleue, two lovers think they hear a crime in the adjoining room; in Lokis, an aristocrat suffers a sudden fit of animal cruelty.
French-language edition from the GF-Flammarion collection, no. 368. The title story was originally published in 1835.
A reference edition for students of French literature and for readers interested in the nineteenth-century fantastic tale.
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.
