The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Henri Murger. Translated by
Ellen Marriage and John Selwyn. Introduction by Maurice Samuels
"Today, as of old, every man who enters on an artistic career,
without any other means of livelihood than his art itself, will be
forced to walk in the paths of Bohemia."--from the Preface Based
largely upon Henri Murger's own experiences and those of his fellow
artists, "The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter" was originally
produced as a play in 1849 and first appeared in book form in 1851.
It was an immediate sensation. The novel consists of a series of
interrelated episodes in the lives of a group of poor friends--a
musician, a poet, a philosopher, a sculptor, and a painter--who
attempt to maintain their artistic ideals while struggling for
food, shelter, and sex. Set in the ancient Latin Quarter, a vibrant
and cosmopolitan area near the University of Paris, the novel is a
masterful portrait of nineteenth-century Parisian artistic life.
"Bohemian" soon became synonymous with "artist," and it is from
Murger's novel that the word and concept entered the English
language. Drawn from real-life characters and events, the themes of
love, sacrifice, and "selling out" are immediately recognizable to
the modern reader. Capturing the heart, spirit, and bittersweet
humor of the world of struggling artists, "The Bohemians of the
Latin Quarter" is the universal story of one's attempt to leave a
mark on the world. Henri Murger (1822-1861) wrote for magazines and
newspapers and authored several books of fiction but is remembered
today only for this novel of artistic life in nineteenth-century
Paris. 2004 432 pages 4 1/4 x 6 3/4 ISBN 978-0-8122-1884-8 Paper
$29.95s 19.50 ISBN 978-0-8122-0095-9 Ebook $29.95s 19.50 World
Rights Fiction, Literature, Cultural Studies Short copy: Known
chiefly as the basis for Puccini's great opera "La Boheme," and
resurrected more recently as the musical "Rent," "The Bohemians of
the Latin Quarter" is one of the most culturally influential French
novels of the nineteenth century.
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