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«Korsiklastele pole see kuigi oivaline meelitus, kui vihjatakse, et nad kuuluvad suure rahvuse hulka. Korsiklased tahavad olla eriline rahvas ja seda pretensiooni oigustavad nad nii hasti, et ei jaa muud kui neile jarele anda.» See lause «Colombast» peaks eestlasest lugejale nii mondagi utlema. Eks meiegi pahanda, kui meid kusagil maailma metropolis mone teise suurrahva hulka arvatakse. Olgu meie raamatuke meenutuseks, et mitte ainult meie ei puudle suveraansuse poole. Nuud, lugenud labi Prosper Merimee «Colomba», saab ehk meilegi moistetavaks, miks Korsikal endistviisi kolavad paugud ning aeg-ajalt lohkeb nii monigi pomm. Lauri Leesi Raamat sisaldab prantsuse romantismi silmapaistva esindaja Prosper Merimee kaks jutustust – «Colomba» ja «Carmeni».

«Korsiklastele pole see kuigi oivaline meelitus, kui vihjatakse, et nad kuuluvad suure rahvuse hulka. Korsiklased tahavad olla eriline rahvas ja seda pretensiooni oigustavad nad nii hasti, et ei jaa muud kui neile jarele anda.» See lause «Colombast» peaks eestlasest lugejale nii mondagi utlema. Eks meiegi pahanda, kui meid kusagil maailma metropolis mone teise suurrahva hulka arvatakse. Olgu meie raamatuke meenutuseks, et mitte ainult meie ei puudle suveraansuse poole. Nuud, lugenud labi Prosper Merimee «Colomba», saab ehk meilegi moistetavaks, miks Korsikal endistviisi kolavad paugud ning aeg-ajalt lohkeb nii monigi pomm.

Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) was an author by hobby, not necessity, being the son of two talented and highly successful artists. He was also a lawyer, a public official, a senator, a painter, an authority on Russian literature and a member of the French Academy. As a public official, Merimee travelled through France and Europe, from which he drew inspiration for his stories and novels. His first popular novella, «Colomba», was published in 1840. It 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.