Prosper (prɔspɛr). 1803–70, French novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, noted particularly for his short novels Colomba (1840) and Carmen (1845), on which Bizet's opera was based
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Prosˈper (pʀɔsˈpɛʀ) 1803-70; Fr. novelist, essayist, & historian