In this collection, Zack Rogow has translated and adapted Murger's best fiction in one volume. In the title piece, The Water Drinkers, Murger reveals the secrets of 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.
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In this collection, Zack Rogow has translated and adapted Murger's best fiction in one volume. In the title piece, The Water Drinkers, Murger reveals the secrets of 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.
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