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Romain Rolland (1911). “Jean-Christophe”. 89 Copy quote. Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it. Romain Rolland. Impossible, Claims, Discussion. 61 Copy quote. Everyone, deep down within, carries a small cemetery of those he has loved. Romain Rolland.
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".
- 1902–1944
- Nobel Prize in Literature, 1915
- Clothilde Bréal, m. 1892–1901; Jify Romain Rolland, m. 1934–1944
- Madeleine Rolland (sister)
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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.
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.
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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. Thirteen years later, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in ...
YearWork1888Amour d'enfants1891Les Baglioni1891Empédocle (Empedocles)1891OrsinoPierre et Luce is a 1920 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning French author Romain Rolland. It focuses on the impact of the First World War on two lovers, Pierre and Luce. The older brother of Pierre is off fighting on the Western Front. The novel also seems to depict the Paris Gun attack on the St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church.
– Romain Rolland. Romain Rolland was a lifelong pacifist. He was a great admirer of Gandhi and in 1924 wrote a book on Gandhi. This book was important for both himself and for Gandhi’s reputation in Europe. The two men were able to meet in 1931. Throughout his life Romain Rolland retained a keen interest in India and Indian spirituality.
