梅里美的中短篇小说作品数量并不多，一共不到二十篇，但它们从思想内容到艺术风格都具有鲜明的特点。梅里美以《克拉拉·加苏尔戏剧集》进入文坛，以写作中短篇小说见长，《柯隆巴》、《卡门》、《蓝色房间》等都是名篇。从梅里美选择题材是偏爱的异域色彩来看，他属于浪漫派，而从他简约的写作风格来看，他又属于古典主义。本书从中精选了《卡门》、《科隆芭》、《马泰奥·法尔科纳》、《塔芒戈》等9篇艺术佳作，基本上体现了梅里美中短篇小说的写作风格和艺术特色。(There aren't so many medium short stories written by Prosper Merimee, in a total of less than 20, but they all have distinctive characteristics in both ideological content and artistic style. Merimee entered into the literary circle by virtue of his Clara Gassour Dramas Selection, an expert in writing medium short stories, including Colombo, Carmen, Blue Room, etc., which are all famous pieces. In view of Merimee's choice of subject matter preferring exotic colors, he belongs to the school of romanticism, while in view of his simple writing style, he belongs to a classicism. This book has selected nine excellent works of art such as Carmen, Colombo, Mateo Falcone, Tomango, etc., which basically reflected the writing style and artistic characteristics of Merimee's medium short stories.)