Carmen

The gypsy Carmen is an early example of the "femme fatale" archetype and one of the most famous female figures in world literature. The story of Don José, who falls into boundless passion for her and transforms from a dragoon captain to a smuggler and a murderer, has not only become widely known through Bizet's opera but has also seen spectacular recent film adaptations. This is an unabridged and unedited text edition in the original language, with translations of difficult words at the bottom of each page, a postscript, and literary references.