{"product_id":"carmen-prosper-merimee-9781847498977","title":"Carmen","description":"When the Basque dragoon Don José meets a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately ensnared by her wiles. After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he helps her to flee, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love. As Carmen continues to exert her spell, José is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions and uncontrollable jealousy – one that he will find difficult to escape alive.\nCarmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Mérimée’s highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire – here accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille – has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.","brand":"Alma Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51066753876256,"sku":"9781847498977","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781847498977.jpg?v=1768410814","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/carmen-prosper-merimee-9781847498977","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}