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a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story
Born
28 September 1803 Paris, France
Died
23 September 1870 (aged 66) Cannes, France
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Literary movement
Romanticism
Notable works
La Vénus d'Ille (1837) Carmen (1845)
Parents
Léonor Mérimée (father)
Relatives
Augustin-Jean Fresnel (cousin) Fulgence Fresnel (cousin) Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (great-grandmother)