Literature: Prosper Mérimée, and the Origins of Carmen

✍️ 2025: Carmen celebrates its 150th anniversary! But behind Bizet's flamboyant opera lies a discreet writer with a clear, fast-paced, and simple style: Prosper Mérimée. Historian, archeologist, rowdy, lover of mysteries... He loved to tell a lot in a few pages. So, are you ready to (re)discover this often too-overlooked master of the short story? Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episodes: l'Académie française (https://youtu.be/1RU75-ufcsc), Eugène Delacroix (https://youtu.be/PbSkWfmfWJE), Notre-Dame de Paris (https://youtu.be/lF8UigCxMJM)🔗 https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1953/12/23/prosper-merimee-ecrivain-mystificateur-senateur-et-inspecteur-des-beaux-arts_3030208_1819218.html?search-type=classic&ise_click_rank=4🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com