Scenes from the Life of Bohemia: Scènes De La Vie De Bohême
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The inspiration for Puccini’s great opera La Bohème, Henri Murger’s episodic story of the bohemians of mid-19th century Paris is a lively, eccentric and amusing narrative – it is presented here with the original 33 drawings.
Less a novel and more a series of entertaining encounters, Murger’s work constructs a picture of artistic community and madcap association – aspiring painters, musicians and writers, all with strange stories to tell. Though struggling with poverty, the bohemians are blessed with occasional good fortune; eccentric but monied clients, or jobs landed by sheer luck and opportunistic panache.
More than this however is the abiding theme of bonhomie between the young associates; all share the same dream – recognition and money for their creative endeavours – and are bound together by their place of meeting and low social standing. The café where the group gather to socialize serves as the genesis for several plotlines; here the protagonists commiserate and collaborate in equal measure.
Details
- Publication Date
- Jun 21, 2019
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780359742509
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Henri Murger
Specifications
- Pages
- 240
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)