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Carmen and Other Stories
Carmen and Other Stories | Prosper Merimee
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One of the earliest exponents of the short story, Prosper Mrime wrote the universally-acclaimed tale Carmen, which provided the basis for one of the world's most popular operas. In addition to this classic tale, the includes "Colomba," "Mateo Falcone," "The Storming of the Redoubt," "Tamango," "The Etruscan Vase," "The Game of Backgammon," "The Venus of Ille" and "Lokis." About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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psalva
Carmen and Other Stories | Prosper Merimee
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I came to this book for Carmen, which was the first story here, and I wasn‘t too impressed by it. Beyond its use of unreliable narrators, I didn‘t take away much else. I read two more stories and they felt cold/boring to me. Merimée‘s writing is just not that interesting. I‘m glad I read the original Carmen but I just don‘t care enough to read further. For once, Finn agrees with my assessment.
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psalva
Carmen and Other Stories | Prosper Merimee
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I‘ve been interested in the Carmen story for a few months now since I had a class on musical theater history in which we briefly studied Carmen Jones, Hammerstein‘s adaptation of the opera. I just finished reading the original story. The main narrator is naive, and full of romantic notions. I found the contrast between his POV and don Jose‘s narrative, which is full of passion, jealousy, and loathing, to be a study in unreliable narration. ⬇️

psalva Carmen is the tragic hero of this story, and it says a lot that her life is filtered through the perspective of these two men who view her either as a piece of property, or a witch who does the bidding of Satan. (edited) 1y
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