Проспер Мериме, Избранные сочинения в 2-х томах 1956 г.

Good condition, fox stains, from time to time, on endpapers. Volume 1 has inscriptions and small private seals on the flyleaf.

Prosper Mérimée (fr. Prosper Mérimée; 1803-1870) - French writer and translator, one of the first masters of the novel in France, historian, ethnographer and archaeologist.
As the chief inspector of historical monuments, he was in charge of compiling the register of historical monuments (the so-called Merimee base). Member of the French Academy, senator of the Second Empire. He did a lot to popularize Russian literature in France.

Volume content:

T. 1. FROM "Theater of Clara Gasul", "Gusli", "Jacquerie", "Chronicle of the times of Charles IX", 612 pages, 1 sheet with a portrait of the author;

T. 2. Tales and short stories: "Matteo Falcone", "The Capture of the Redoubt", "Tamango", "Federigo", "Etruscan Vase", "Backgammon Game", "Letters from Spain" and others, 640 pages

In his works, Prosper Mérimée, a novelist, short story writer, playwright and historian, who became a classic of French literature of the 19th century, refers to both historical events and contemporary French reality, shows interest in the exotic and bright, original characters.