Carmen

A distinguished French writer prosper mérimée, a lawyer, polyglot, scholar of history, archaeology and fine arts, early entered into literature. After the brilliant hoaxes associated with publication of "theatre of Clara Gazul" and "Gusli", the writer became famous as the Creator of vivid historical novel "the Chronicles of the reign of Charles IX and magnificent historical novels and novellas. In the dynamic genre novel style of the writer achieves the greatest psychological depth and expressiveness. In the Novella "Carmen" the writer managed to create one of the brightest images of world literature.