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Prosper Mérimée (28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen.
Prosper Mérimée was born in Paris. He studied law as well as Greek, Spanish, English, and Russian. He was the first interpreter of much Russian literature in France.
Mérimée loved mysticism, history, the unusual, and mystification (in the latter he was influenced by Charles Nodier), the historical fiction popularised by Sir Walter Scott and the cruelty and psychological drama of Aleksandr Pushkin. Many of his stories are mysteries set in foreign places, Spain and Russia being popular sources of inspiration.
In 1834, Mérimée was appointed to the post of inspector-general of historical monuments. He was a born archaeologist, combining linguistic faculty of a very unusual kind with accurate scholarship, with remarkable historical appreciation, and with a sincere love for the arts of design and construction, in the former of which he had some practical skill. In his official capacity he published numerous letters and reports, some of which, with other similar pieces, have been republished in his works.
Actors: Lucien Nat (actor), Simone Valère (actress), Colette Régis (actress), Carmen Sevilla (actress), Francisco Bernal (actor), Louis Arbessier (actor), Paul Faivre (actor), Félix Fernández (actor), Manuel Requena (actor), Raphaël Patorni (actor), Camille Guérini (actor), René Hell (actor), Alfonso Rojas (actor), Jesús María de Arozamena (writer), Cesáreo González (producer),
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