Publisher's Synopsis
""A Prince of Bohemia"" is a novel written by Honore de Balzac, a French author of the 19th century. The story follows the life of Rapha�����l de Valentin, a young man from a wealthy family who is dissatisfied with his life and seeks something more. He becomes involved with a woman named La�����s, who introduces him to the bohemian lifestyle of artists and writers in Paris. Rapha�����l becomes enamored with this new world, but soon realizes the consequences of his actions and the toll it takes on his relationships with his family and friends. Throughout the novel, Balzac explores themes of love, morality, and the search for meaning in life. ""A Prince of Bohemia"" is a classic work of French literature and a must-read for fans of Balzac's other works.Bohemianism, which by rights should be called the doctrine of the Boulevard des Italiens, finds its recruits among young men between twenty and thirty, all of them men of genius in their way, little known, it is true, as yet, but sure of recognition one day, and when that day comes, of great distinction. They are distinguished as it is at carnival time, when their exuberant wit, repressed for the rest of the year, finds a vent in more or less ingenious buffoonery.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
