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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 ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Romain Rolland (born Jan. 29, 1866, Clamecy, France—died Dec. 30, 1944, Vézelay) was a French novelist, dramatist, and essayist, an idealist who was deeply involved with pacifism, the fight against fascism, the search for world peace, and the analysis of artistic genius. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Nationality: French. Writing period: 1902–1944. Influences: Goethe, Leo Tolstoy. Romain Rolland (January 29, 1866 – December 30, 1944) was a French writer and dramatist, best known as the author of the novel series Jean-Christophe (1904-1912). His first book was published in 1902, when he was already 36 years old.
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.
Sep 22, 2016 · For many Europeans of my generation—those who came of age before World War II—Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was not only the most important writer of our time but a beacon of light in a very dark world. Novelist, essayist, dramatist, art historian, humanist, pacifist, idealist without compare, he was our great guide in the battle against ...
Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was a French writer, playwright, and art historian. He is best known for his biography of the German composer, Beethoven, and for his novel, "Jean-Christophe," a series of ten novels published between 1904 and 1912. Rolland was born in Clamecy, France.
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.
