Scenes From The Life Of Bohemia

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.