{"product_id":"the-water-drinkers-henry-murger-9798991139137","title":"The Water Drinkers: And Other Sketches of Paris in the Romantic Era","description":"Henry Murger is best known for writing the book and play that Giacomo Puccini used as the basis of his delicious opera La Bohème, later the source of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent. In this collection, Zack Rogow has translated and adapted Murger's best fiction in one volume. The title piece is The Water Drinkers, Murger's satirical look at a real-life group of artists and writers who strongly rejected commercialism. They were \"Water Drinkers\" because they shunned the luxury of wine. Set in the colorful, unheated garrets so familiar to fans of La Bohème; in the galleries of the Louvre where young artists copied from the old masters; and in Paris' fashionable quartiers, The Water Drinkers introduces us to a fascinating array of characters whose dilemmas resonate deeply with contemporary issues. Written with Murger's sharp irony, The Water Drinkers is a little-known classic that has remained in print in France since its publication in 1854.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Murger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991139137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Widow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.31w x 0.33d","brand":"Henry Murger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001055002879,"sku":"9798991139137","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68c38893-6d97-4352-887d-b204b8a4a248.jpg?v=1751599933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-water-drinkers-henry-murger-9798991139137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}