by Prosper Mérimée · J'ai Lu · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782277300984
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«Mateo Falcone» is a collection of stories by Prosper Mérimée, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (98 pages, in French).
Four stories by Prosper Mérimée that explore honor, revenge and the contradictions of human nature in various historical and geographical contexts. Each story poses a moral dilemma with irreversible consequences. Includes «Mateo Falcone», «Tamango», «La partie de trictrac» and «Le vase étrusque».
Published in 1996 in the Librio collection; the cover bears the mention «Texte intégral».
For those interested in classic French literature, especially short stories from the 19th century.
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.
