by Prosper Mérimée · Gadir Editorial, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788496974432
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«Tamango» is the classic tale by Prosper Mérimée about the slave trade, published by Gadir Editorial in hardback (65 pages, in Spanish).
Written in 1829, the tale delves into the slave trade, banned by the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 but still secretly practised. The Senegalese warrior Tamango and the captain of the slave ship, Ledoux, strike a pact that exposes the traffickers' contempt for human life, in a narrative that prioritises facts.
This Spanish edition, translated from French by Elena del Amo and illustrated by Ximena Maier, belongs to the El Bosque Viejo collection. First edition published on 1 December 2009.
Recommended for young readers, it often appears on reading lists for children aged 10 to 11.
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.
