Scenes of Bohemian Life

In Paris’ Latin Quarter, a class of artists, intellectuals, and radicals makes up for a lack of bread with an abundance of style. Among them, four friends go from mistress to mistress, meal to meal, trying to live their lives to the fullest while avoiding their landlords and creditors. Scenes of Bohemian Life is a novel by Henri Murger.

About the author

Henri Murger (1822-1861) was a French novelist and poet. Born in Paris to a working-class family, Murger left school at 15 to find work in a lawyer’s office, writing poems and essays on the side. Discovered by prominent dramatist Étienne de Jouy, Murger gained a reputation as a leading young voice in French literature. Encouraged by Realist critic Champfleury to focus on fiction, Murger found success with Scenes of Bohemian Life (1851), an experimental novel based on his experience as an impoverished Parisian artist. He continued to publish his writing until his death at 38, brought on by recurring health problems exacerbated by a life in poverty. Scenes of Bohemian Life would inspire Puccini’s beloved opera La bohème (1896), itself source material for countless films, songs, and musicals.

Product details

• Authors: Henri Murger, Murger Henri
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.05.2021
• EAN: 9781513292311
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-9231-1
• No. of pages: 270
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Tragedies and Dramatic Stories; Mint Editions (Tragedies and Dramatic Stories)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / City Life, Short Stories, Paris (City), Classic fiction: general and literary