Colomba by Prosper Mérimée
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"Colomba" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella published in 1840. Set in Corsica, it tells the story of Orso della Rebbia, a French-educated officer who returns home where his sister Colomba demands he avenge their father's murder according to the island's ancient blood code. Torn between his modern values and family honor, Orso struggles against his sister's relentless pressure while falling in love with an Irish colonel's daughter. The story explores themes
of vendetta and conflicting traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 |
|---|---|
| Title | Colomba |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colomba_(novella) Wikipedia page about this book: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colomba_(M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e) |
| Credits | Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits; this text is also available at www.ebooksgratuits.com |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Subject | Murder -- Fiction |
| Subject | Vendetta -- Fiction |
| Subject | Corsica (France) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16239 |
| Release Date | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 446 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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