{"product_id":"9781847498977","title":"Carmen : Accompanied by another famous novella by Merimee, The Venus of Ille by Prosper Merimee","description":"When the Basque dragoon Don Jos? 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, Jos? 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.   Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper M?rim?e'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 M?rim?e, 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307839631733,"sku":"9781847498977","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781847498977.jpg?v=1762805503","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781847498977","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}