Birth: 1895-05-21
, São Petersburgo
Death: 1944-12-30
, Clamecy
Romain Rolland was a prominent French novelist, playwright, and musicologist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915. Born in Clamecy, France, in 1866, he is famous for his work "Jean-Christophe", a cycle of ten novels that narrates the life of a German composer. His work is marked by a profound humanism, pacifism, and an interest in music and spirituality.