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Prosper Mérimée

Born

in Paris, France

September 28, 1803

Died

September 23, 1870

Genre

Short Stories

Influences

Georges Bizet ...more

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Prosper Mérimée was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen.

Mérimée loved mysticism, history, and the unusual, and may have been influenced by Charles Nodier (though he did not appreciate his works), the historical fiction popularised by Sir Walter Scott and the cruelty and psychological drama of Aleksandr Pushkin. Many of his stories are mysteries set in foreign places, Spain and Russia being popular sources of inspiration.

In 1834, Mérimée was appointed to the post of inspector-general of historical monuments. He was a born archaeologist, combining linguistic faculty of a very unusual kind with accurate scholarship, ...more

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Average rating: 3.56 · 20,474 ratings · 1,572 reviews · 1,382 distinct works • Similar authors

	Carmen 3.55 avg rating — 8,456 ratings — published 1845 — 1079 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Vénus d'Ille 3.44 avg rating — 3,964 ratings — published 1835 — 177 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colomba 3.56 avg rating — 1,170 ratings — published 1840 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mateo falcone - tamango 3.59 avg rating — 1,006 ratings — published 1829 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carmen and Other Stories by Prosper Mérimée, Nicholas Jotcham (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 548 ratings — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Хроника времен Карла IX 3.73 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 1829 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	მატეო ფალკონე by Prosper Mérimée, თინათინ ქიქოძე (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1850 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lokis: Le Manuscrit Du Professeur Wittembach 3.55 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1869 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tamango 3.15 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1971 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La double méprise 3.50 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 1833 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Prosper Mérimée (?)

“I'll follow you, even to death—but I won't live with you any more.”
― Prosper Mérimée, Carmen

tags: commitment, death, life, philosophy

34 likes

“Carmen will always be free.”
― Prosper Mérimée, Carmen

tags: carmen, death, freedom

17 likes

“She lied, sir. She has always lied. I don't think she ever spoke a word of truth. But when she spoke, I believed her.”
― Prosper Mérimée, Carmen

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Polls

June 2021 Short Story/Novella Poll

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, 80 pages, 1929

74 votes, 32.0%

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 80 pages, 1922

38 votes, 16.5%

The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét, 20+- pages, 1936

36 votes, 15.6%

The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind, 77 pages, 1987

33 votes, 14.3%

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, 128 pages, 1955

27 votes, 11.7%

Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, 65 pages, 1845

23 votes, 10.0%

231 total votes

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