Carmen

Author: (French) Mérimée
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Carmen is one of the numerous short stories by the French writer Prosper Mérimée, published in 1847 and has since become a world-renowned classic. Carmen is a beautiful and enchanting Gypsy girl who earns a living through her charm, sorcery, and cunning, embodying certain elements that are at odds with society and the law. Yet, she is bold in her love and hatred, lives freely, and upholds the freedom of the individual. To break free from the constraints of society and others, she is willing to sacrifice her own life. Carmen is a small figure existing outside of society; to the world, her life and death are as insignificant as wild grass in the wilderness. However, the authenticity and naturalness of her life reveal a dazzling radiance of human nature.