WRITTEN IN FRENCH The different facets of a "man of science and rigour" who, in addition to his successful literary activities, rubbed shoulders with the highest political circles of his time and worked decisively for the national heritage. Famous for having written numerous short stories - including La Vénus d'Ille and especially Carmen, which inspired Bizet's famous opera - Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870) is also one of the great figures of French history and archaeology of the nineteenth century. Becoming Inspector General of Historic Monuments in 1834, he crisscrossed France and
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