The inspiration for Puccini?s great opera La Boh?me, 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 caf? 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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