For 10 points, name this author of Carmen.
This author collected mystical ballads, supposedly translated from Illyrian by Hyacinthe Maglanowich, in La Guzla. One of his works is set in Lithuania and features a half-bear, half-man who likes flesh, while another sees Alphonse place a wedding ring on the finger of a bronze statue of Venus owned by Monsieur de Peyrehorade. Besides Lokis and La Venus d'Ille, this author wrote a historical novel set during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. His collection Mosaic includes a story about a Corsican youth killed by his father, "Mateo Falcone," though he is more famous for a novella in which Thomas and Lydia Nevil meet Orsa della Rebbia, Colomba. He also created a character whose attraction to Lucas causes her to be stabbed by Don Jose. For 10 points, name this author of Carmen.
This author collected mystical ballads, supposedly translated from Illyrian by Hyacinthe Maglanowich, in La Guzla.
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