{"product_id":"9780812200959","title":"The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter","description":"\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased largely upon Henri Murger's own experiences and those of his fellow artists, \u003ci\u003eThe Bohemians of the Latin Quarter\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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 Murger's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapturing the heart, spirit, and bittersweet humor of the world of struggling artists, \u003ci\u003eThe Bohemians of the Latin Quarter\u003c\/i\u003e is the universal story of one's attempt to leave a mark on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118568751344,"sku":"9780812200959","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812200959_p0.jpg?v=1763741574","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812200959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}