{"product_id":"carmen-accompanied-by-another-famous-novella-by-merimee-the-venus-of-ille-9781847498977","title":"Carmen: Accompanied by another famous novella by Merimee, The Venus of Ille","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eDon José, a Basque dragoon, is captivated by Carmen, a Gypsy woman, and is drawn into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, and jealousy. This 1846 story by Prosper Mérimées has been adapted into numerous dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera by Georges Bizet. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 101 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 March 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Alma Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Don José, a Basque dragoon, encounters a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately captivated by her charms. After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he assists her in fleeing, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love. As Carmen continues to exert her spell, José is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions, and uncontrollable jealousy – one that he will find difficult to escape alive. Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Mérimée's highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire – here accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille – has been adapted into numerous dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Don José, a Basque dragoon, encounters a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately captivated by her charms. After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he assists her in fleeing, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love. As Carmen continues to exert her spell, José is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions, and uncontrollable jealousy – one that he will find difficult to escape alive. Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Mérimée's highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire – here accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille – has been adapted into numerous dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 129 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781847498977\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prosper Merimee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44203867209978,"sku":"9781847498977","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1682691233159_book.jpg?v=1682933922","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/carmen-accompanied-by-another-famous-novella-by-merimee-the-venus-of-ille-9781847498977","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}