{"product_id":"the-bohemians-of-the-latin-quarter-9780812218848","title":"The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bohemians of the Latin Quarter\u003c\/strong\u003e by Murger, Henri. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780812218848.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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\n\nBased largely upon Henri Murgers 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.\n\nSet 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 Murgers 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.\n\nCapturing the heart, spirit, and bittersweet humor of the world of struggling artists, The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter is the universal story of ones attempt to leave a mark on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Museum Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118687281205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0812218841","price":39.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780812218848_f75c940a-2b70-4cd8-aed4-1f28ab3fbf9f.jpg?v=1777023970","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-bohemians-of-the-latin-quarter-9780812218848","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}