Romain Rolland (29-01-1866 – 30-12-1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. Rolland's most famous novel is the 10-volume roman-fleuve Jean-Christophe (1903-1912), which brings "together his interests and ideals in the story of a German musical genius who makes France his second home and becomes a vehicle for Rolland's views on music, social matters and understanding between nations".
