Colomba

by Prosper Mérimée · first published 1840

Colomba is a novella by Prosper Mérimée. The novella first appeared on 1 July 1840 in the Revue des Deux Mondes and was collected with two other stories, "La Vénus d'Ille" and "Les Ames du Purgatoire", under the title Colomba, published in 1841 by Magen et Comon. "Colomba" is set in Corsica, which Mérimée had visited in his capacity as an inspector of historical monuments. It tells of Lieutenant Orso della Rebbia's return to Corsica, where his sister, Colomba, tries to persuade him to avenge the death of their father.

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Original language:

French

Year page:

1840