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Colomba, Prosper Merimee

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Colomba, Prosper Merimee
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Colomba
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Prosper Merimee
Summary
Colomba is set in Corsica, and tells the story of the della Rebbia family, whose father has been murdered in an ambush, believed by his daughter to have been perpetrated by the town's mayor, Lawyer Barricini. She implores her brother, Lieutenant Orso della Rebbia, to avenge their father's death, but Orso does not share her passionate ancestral pride. His heart is torn between personal vendetta and a propensity to abide by the law
Target audience
adult
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