by Prosper Mérimée · J'AI LU · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290335024
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«La Vénus d'Ille et autres nouvelles» is the collection of fantastic tales by Prosper Mérimée, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (96 pages).
A young antiquarian from Paris visits the ruins of Ille and is fascinated by a statue of Venus found on his host's estate. Soon he senses that the figure hides something unsettling: its face seems to mock or threaten, as if the statue were alive.
Volume in the Librio Imaginaire collection with the complete text in French, bringing together «La Vénus d'Ille» with other tales by Mérimée.
Regular reading in the French quatrième course, with pedagogical dossier; intended for students and readers interested in nineteenth-century fantastic fiction.
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.
