Les Yeux de Carmen is a short novella meant for French language learners. It is an adaptation of Los ojos de Carmen, written in Spanish by Verónica Moscoso and adapted to French by Monique Gregory. There is an English translation Les Yeux de Carmen. Written in common everyday English.
Les Yeux de Carmen is accessible and engaging. Daniel is a 16-year old American boy who wants to enter a photography contest. He travels to French Guyana, where he visits his uncle’s family and also explores this diverse and intriguing country. On a day trip he meets Carmen, a girl with exceptional eyes. He wants to find Carmen again because he thinks he can win the contest with a picture of her. But he doesn’t see her again until one day… Daniel frequently expresses his points of view about the cultural differences between the United States and the new country that he is discovering. Les Yeux de Carmen is a novella filled with cultural substance and significant facts about French Guyana. Third-year high school students will find it accessible and engaging.
