Carmen

Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella gave the world one of literature's most unforgettable femmes fatales—the fiercely independent Romani woman whose passion and freedom would inspire Bizet's famous opera. A soldier named Don José falls hopelessly under Carmen's spell, abandoning his duty, his honor, and ultimately his sanity in pursuit of a woman who refuses to be possessed by any man. Set against the smoky taverns and sun-scorched mountains of Andalusia, Carmen is a tale of obsessive love, jealousy, and violence that remains as searing today as when it first scandalized readers. A Raven's Gate Classics edition with sultry new cover art.