Carmen (Paperback)

Carmen the inspiration for one of the world’s most popular operas ;is a story about the dark forces that lurk beneath the ade of civilization, where passions are brutal and erotic love is seductive and sinister. When Don Jos; meets a gypsy woman, he has no idea that his chance encounter with the &; pretty witch&; will have disastrous consequences. With her magic and her malevolent spirit, Carmen exerts a powerful charm on the unsuspecting Don Jos, who is drawn into a seedy underworld of bandits and smugglers exploited and humiliated, until he is driven to the ultimate revenge. In Carmen, Prosper introduced a literary archetype: the femme fatale, who uses her sexuality and mystery to ensnare and ultimately destroy the weak, unsuspecting man. It appears here with The Venus of Ille, a brilliant tale of the supernatural. Prosper is a noted French novelist, playwright, and short story writer.

• Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd; New edition (1 March 2004)
• Language: ‎ English
• Paperback: ‎ 93 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1843910969
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1843910961