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   Romain Rolland (French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ʁɔlɑ̃]; 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings".

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Romain Rolland. Henriëtte Goverdina Anna Roland Holst-van der Schalk (born Dec. 24, 1869, Noordwijk aan Zee, Neth.—died Nov. 21, 1952, Amsterdam) was a Dutch poet and active Socialist whose work deals with the humanitarian concerns that informed her politics. She was a lawyer’s daughter. In 1896 she married the painter Richard Nicolaas ...

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   May 17, 2018 · The French writer Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was the author of many works, all reflecting the conscience of a great humanist. Romain Rolland was born on Jan. 29, 1866, in Clamecy (Burgundy). His family moved to Paris in 1880, where he graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in 1889 in history.

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   Jean-Christophe (1904-1912) 12550.t.14. When Romain Rolland was born on 29 January 1866 into a prosperous middle-class family in Clamecy, Nièvre, there was little to indicate that he would grow up to be a dramatist, critic and pacifist who would one day win the Nobel Prize. His ancestors included solidly well-to-do farmers, and he...

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   4 days ago · Quick Reference. (1866–1944) French novelist, dramatist, and essayist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. Born at Clamecy, Mièvre, into a well-established middle-class family, Rolland studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, later lecturing there and at the Sorbonne on history, art, and the history of music.

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   Romain Rolland is the 67th most popular writer (up from 69th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from France (up from 70th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Writer. Romain Rolland is most famous for his work in the field of literature. He was a French author, poet, and playwright.

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   Who was Romain Rolland?

   • ROLLAND, ROMAIN (1866–1944), French novelist and dramatist. Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy (Nièvre), France. His life spanned two centuries and he played a notable part in the history of his time, involving himself frequently in public debate. Rolland's family left Clamecy in 1880 so that he could study in Paris.

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   What is the Romain Rolland Book Prize?

   • The counsellor for education, science and culture, Embassy of France, and the director of the French Institute in India, Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens told PTI that it's been four years that the Romain Rolland Book Prize was created and witnessed some talented translators and pragmatic publishers awarded for their works.

   French novel's Tamil translation wins Romain Rolland Prize in Kolkata's

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   Who wrote Romain Rolland a biography?

   • William T. Starr, the specialist on Rolland who published the detailed and very useful A Critical Bibliography of the Published Writings of Romain Rolland (1950), also wrote Romain Rolland: One against All—A Biography (1971), based on Rolland's works, letters, notes, and diary.

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   When was Romain Rolland published?

   • The latter part of his life was devoted to his Mémoires, published posthumously in 1956. His correspondence with great contemporaries such as Richard Strauss, Einstein, and Bertrand Russell is collected in the Cahiers Romain Rolland (1948). "Romain Rolland" published on by null.

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   Varied works of French writer Romain Rolland include Jean Christophe (1904-1912), a series of satirical novels; he won the Nobel Prize of 1915 for literature. The committee awarded him "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings."