Boheemielämää

by Henri Murger

"Boheemielämää" by Henri Murger is a collection of loosely related stories published in 1851. Set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1840s, it romanticizes the bohemian lifestyle through semi-autobiographical tales originally printed in a literary magazine. The stories feature characters based on real individuals and follow their unconventional lives. After being adapted into a hugely successful play, Murger compiled the stories into book form, adding new material to create continuity. The work later inspired Puccini's famous opera "La bohème" and numerous other adaptations.