Although it is commonly called a novel, it does not follow standard novel form. Rather, it is a collection of loosely related stories, all set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1. Most of the stories were originally published individually in a local literary magazine, Le Corsaire. Many of them were semi- autobiographical, featuring characters based on actual individuals who would have been familiar to some of the magazine's readers. A second story followed more than a year later, in May 1. This time Murger signed his name . A third story followed in July, with the subtitle . The same subtitle was used with 1. Paris). This changed in 1. Murger was approached by Th. Murger agreed to the collaboration, and the result . Murger therefore compiled most of the stories into a single collection. To help establish continuity, he added some new material. A preface discussed the meaning of . Cet article sur l'histoire de la R To the end were added two more chapters which wrap up some loose ends and offer final thoughts on the bohemian life. This became the novel, published in January 1. A second edition was published later in the year, in which Murger added one more story. Puccini's became one of the most popular operas of all time, spawning several later works based on the same story. Works involving the La boh! Des parcours d’une grande beaut
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