by Próspero Mérimée · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423901524
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«Mateo Falcone y otros cuentos» is a collection of short stories by Próspero Mérimée, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (143 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together several tales by Próspero Mérimée, headed by «Mateo Falcone», and opens with an essay by Taine on Mérimée. Stories from nineteenth-century French fiction that showcase the author's classical prose.
Volume 152 of the Austral Collection; fourth edition of 1971. Translation by Pedro Bances and preliminary essay by Hippolyte Taine.
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.
