Project Gutenberg 2010-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 342 Mérimée, Prosper 1803 1870 Merimee, Prosper Jong, Jacob de Carmen Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_(novella) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_(M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e) Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in Spain and revolves around the tumultuous relationship between the narrator, an archaeologist, and the titular character, Carmen, a beautiful and enigmatic young gypsy woman. The narrative delves into themes of passion, jealousy, and the consequences of desire, set against a vivid backdrop of Spanish culture and society. The opening of "Carmen" introduces us to the narrator, who is on an archaeological expedition in Andalusia, searching for the historical battlefield of Munda. He encounters a rugged man named don José, who seems to be a bandit. The narrator fills the scene with rich descriptions, including their surroundings and the mysterious character of don José, who engages the narrator in conversation. As the two men share a meal in a secluded area, it becomes evident that don José has a complex background, hinting at a life of crime. The tension grows when the narrator learns from his guide, Antonio, that don José is indeed a notorious bandit, setting the stage for a story of unexpected encounters and undercurrents of danger that characterize the rest of the novella. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34643/34643-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Carmen (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 194658 2025-06-14T08:03:23.187762 text/html 191719 2010-12-13T04:05:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 731160 2010-12-13T04:06:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 684947 2025-06-14T08:03:32.773267 application/epub+zip 684866 2025-06-14T08:03:26.657683 application/epub+zip 118819 2025-06-14T08:03:23.729710 application/epub+zip 1986349 2025-06-14T08:03:35.689177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1964308 2025-06-14T08:03:29.705680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169968 2022-09-16T04:17:36.385938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158812 2025-06-14T08:03:22.693734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158730 2010-12-13T04:05:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61890 2010-12-13T04:06:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 158785 2010-12-13T04:06:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61792 2010-12-13T04:06:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21504 2025-06-14T08:03:35.849140 application/rdf+xml 21232 2025-06-14T08:03:23.832744 image/jpeg 2939 2025-06-14T08:03:23.780741 image/jpeg 732235 2025-06-14T08:03:23.237720 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia