by Prosper Merimée, Koldo Izagirre Urreaga · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788479174736
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«Mateo Falcone eta beste zenbait istorio» is a collection of short stories by Prosper Mérimée translated into Basque by Koldo Izagirre Urreaga, in paperback.
The volume takes its title from the short story «Mateo Falcone», included alongside other tales by Prosper Mérimée. All texts appear in Basque, in Koldo Izagirre Urreaga's translation, and form a selection of his short fiction.
Elkar published this 92-page edition in 1995. The Basque translation is by Koldo Izagirre Urreaga. ISBN: 9788479174736.
It is aimed at Basque-speaking readers interested in the short stories of Prosper Mérimée.
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.
