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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 ...
- 1902–1944
- Nobel Prize in Literature, 1915
- Clothilde Bréal, m. 1892–1901; Jify Romain Rolland, m. 1934–1944
- Madeleine Rolland (sister)
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.
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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.
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Romain Rolland. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1915. Born: 29 January 1866, Clamecy, France. Died: 30 December 1944, Vézelay, France. Residence at the time of the award: France. Prize motivation: “as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth ...
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.
YearWork1888Amour d'enfants1891Les Baglioni1891Empédocle (Empedocles)1891Orsino5 days ago · (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.
Oct 8, 2014 · Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was a French pacifist writer who was world famous during his lifetime. He was also a musicologist and a professor of music history at the Sorbonne University. He lived in Switzerland when the Great War broke out. Too old to be mobilised, he decided to stay in Switzerland.
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