{"product_id":"9781847498977","title":"Carmen: Accompanied by another famous novella by Merimee, The Venus of Ille","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.\u003cp\u003eCarmen, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Venus of Ille\u003c\/i\u003e – has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43277312098365,"sku":"9781847498977","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781847498977_p0.jpg?v=1781614809","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781847498977","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}