Colomba by Prosper Mérimée

"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)
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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
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Most Recently Updated Dec 11, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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