by Prosper Mérimée, Guy de Maupassant, Dino Buzzati · Hatier · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782401078543
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«La Vénus d'Ille et autres nouvelles fantastiques» is the fantasy anthology by Mérimée, Maupassant and Buzzati published by Hatier in paperback (160 pages).
It brings together three stories in which inanimate objects seem to come to life: the statue of the Vénus d'Ille, the furniture that flees in «Qui sait?» and the horoscope that unleashes misfortunes in «L'influence des astres». The reader is deliberately left not knowing whether there is a rational or supernatural explanation, in the classic key of the fantasy genre.
It belongs to the Classiques & Cie Collège collection by Hatier (2021). French-language edition, in color, with pedagogical apparatus and thematic grouping «Objets inanimés, avez-vous donc une âme ?».
Aimed at secondary school French students (level 4e), with guided reading resources for working on the fantasy story in class.
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.
