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  1. Prosper Mérimée was a French writer, historian and archaeologist of the Romantic era. He wrote the novella Carmen, which inspired Bizet's opera, and was a pioneer of architectural preservation in France.

  2. Prosper Mérimée est un écrivain, historien et archéologue français du XIXe siècle, célèbre pour ses nouvelles et son rôle dans la restauration des monuments historiques. Découvrez sa vie, ses voyages, ses influences et ses principales publications sur Wikipédia.

  3. Prosper Mérimée was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and master of the short story whose works—Romantic in theme but Classical and controlled in style—were a renewal of Classicism in a Romantic age. Of a cultured, middle-class Norman background, Mérimée first studied law but was more.

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  5. Carmen is a novella by Prosper Mérimée, written and first published in 1845. It has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous opera of the same name by Georges Bizet. [1]

  6. May 21, 2018 · A biography of the French writer Prosper Mérimée, who pioneered the short story genre with his exotic, violent, and ironic tales. Learn about his life, works, and legacy in this comprehensive article.

  7. Prosper Mérimée, (born Sept. 28, 1803, Paris, France—died Sept. 23, 1870, Cannes), French short-story writer and dramatist. In youth a student of languages and literatures, he wrote his first play, Cromwell (1922), at age 19. His passions were mysticism, history, and the unusual.

  8. Learn about the life and achievements of Prosper Mérimée, a versatile French writer, scholar, and public official. Explore his contributions to fiction, drama, history, and Russian literature, and his famous short stories such as Carmen and Colomba.

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