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The Prosper Mérimée Collection Book 2 (Federigo, The Double Mistake, Tamango and more): A New Translation
Paperback
Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 29 2025
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The master of psychological realism returns with eleven tales of passion, deception, and moral complexity
This second volume of Prosper Mérimée's finest work reveals the full range of his storytelling genius-from drawing room intrigue to high seas horror, from Roman ghost stories to Parisian scandal.
In Tamango, witness the harrowing tale of a slave ship rebellion that becomes a devastating study of freedom's price. The Double Mistake and Arsène Guillot explore the treacherous waters of society romance, where misunderstandings and class prejudices destroy lives with surgical precision. The Etruscan Vase transforms archaeological fascination into deadly jealousy, while Federigo reimagines a classic tale of impossible love with Mérimée's signature ironic twist.
Travel from the haunted streets of Rome in Il Viccolo di Madama Lucrezia to mysterious North African encounters in Djoûmane. Experience the fatal consequences of a Backgammon Game where honor outweighs reason, and discover how desire and suspicion collide in The Blue Room. Through the tales of Abbé Aubain and The Story of Rondino, Mérimée dissects human nature with the precision of a surgeon and the compassion of a confessor.
Each story demonstrates why Mérimée remains one of literature's most influential voices-a writer who could compress entire novels into perfectly crafted tales, finding tragedy in comedy and darkness in daylight. His influence on Maupassant, James, and Conrad is evident in every carefully constructed scene.
Essential reading for connoisseurs of the short story form and those who appreciate literature that challenges as much as it entertains.
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