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A restless, tongue‑in‑cheek portrait of a struggling poet in 1873 Paris opens the tale, where every line feels like a spontaneous sketch on a crowded café wall. The narrator bounces between self‑deprecating jokes, frantic wordplay and vivid snapshots of the city’s underbelly—street vendors, dim lanterns, and the ever‑present search for a muse that seems both absent and hauntingly close.
Through a collage of verses, questions, and fragmented dialogues, the work captures the bohemian spirit of a world caught between decadence and desperation. Listeners will hear the poet’s desperate barter for inspiration, his encounters with colorful characters, and a relentless yearning for artistic legitimacy, all rendered in a rhythm that mirrors the clatter of horse‑drawn carriages and the murmurs of midnight taverns.
The first act sets a tone of playful rebellion, inviting you to wander the alleys of imagination with a voice that is as irreverent as it is poetic, promising a listening experience that feels like stepping into a living, breathing literary sketchbook.
Language
fr
Duration
~2 hours (158K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe. From images generously made available by Gallica (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.
Release date
2005-10-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1845–1875
A sharp, unconventional French poet from Brittany, he wrote with wit, irony, and a salty feel for seafaring life. Though little recognized during his short lifetime, he later became known as one of the "cursed poets" admired for pushing poetry in new directions.
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