The inspiration for Puccini's great opera La Boheme, 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 cafe where the group gather to socialize
serves as the genesis for several plotlines; here the protagonists
commiserate and collaborate in equal measure.
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