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Carmen

Carmen

Mérimée, Prosper
Loyd, Lady Mary

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Classic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN13: 9798256045555
Publisher: Natal Publishing, LLC
Published: May 27 2026
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.18 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

Prosper Mérimée's gripping 1845 novella, Carmen, is a foundational masterpiece of psychological realism and romantic obsession that completely reshaped the portrayal of passion in Western literature. Set against the vivid, gritty backdrop of 19th-century Andalusia, the story is narrated by a French academic who encounters Don José, a respectable soldier turned desperate outlaw. José recounts his tragic, ruinous downfall sparked by his fatal infatuation with Carmen, a fiercely independent and mesmerizing Romani woman. Driven by a desire to possess her completely, José abandons his military career, turns to smuggling, and descends into violence, only to find that Carmen's devotion to absolute personal liberty cannot be bound by anyone. A stark, dramatic study of jealousy, fatalism, and the clash between societal honor and untamed passion, Carmen remains a timeless exploration of destructive desire and the tragic cost of freedom.

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