{"product_id":"scenes-of-bohemian-life-paperback-1","title":"Scenes of Bohemian Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Murger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Holton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1851, Henry Murger's\u003cem\u003eScènes de la vie de bohème\u003c\/em\u003ebrought together the stories he had written for a small arts newspaper in Paris. These semi-fictionalized tales, drawn from the daily lives of Murger and his friends, portray the struggles and celebrations, the loves and losses, of young writers and artists as they eked out an existence on the impoverished margins of society. While the nineteenth-century Parisian setting is fascinating in itself, the stories have retained their contemporary relevance as the continuing popularity of Puccini's opera adaptation (\u003cem\u003eLa Bohème\u003c\/em\u003e) and the Broadway success of Jonathan Larson's \u003cem\u003eRent\u003c\/em\u003e--both based on Murger's stories--have demonstrated. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife in bohemia continues to attract young people in great numbers, just as it has done for almost two centuries, and it is Murger's bohemia, with all its energy and eccentricities, that underlies that appeal. Balancing humor and despair, and optimism and desperation, Murger's characters, much like today's bohemians, manage to confound landlords and bill collectors, endure cold and hunger, find love and lose it, party without restraint and confront the devastating deaths of friends and lovers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith this new translation, readers can once again encounter the point of origin for the bohemian cultures that have flourished ever since, not only the source for Puccini's and Larson's phenomenally popular musical works as well as for numerous films and songs over many decades but also a classic work of literature that will re-introduce English readers to Rodolphe and Mimi, Marcel and Musette, Schaunard and Colline, after too long an absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Murgerwas a nineteenth-century French writer whose \u003cem\u003eScènes de la vie de bohème\u003c\/em\u003e launched an idea of bohemian life that has influenced cultures ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Holton, the translator\/editor, is Emeritus Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He has taught literature for many years, including courses in bohemian cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53595075805491,"sku":"9781839993275","price":42.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/scenes-of-bohemian-life-paperback-1","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}