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跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 | 噩賱丿賽 趩賴丕乇賲 丕夭 丿賵乇踿 趩賴丕乇噩賱丿蹖: 丿乇禺鬲賽 丌鬲卮蹖賳貨 乇賵夭賽 賳賵
跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 噩賱丿 趩賴丕乇賲 丿乇禺鬲 丌鬲卮蹖賳貙 乇賵夭 賳賵 丕孬乇 乇賵賲賳 乇賵賱丕賳
500 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1912
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Romain Rolland
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Jean Christophe
(1904-1912), a series of satirical novels; he won the Nobel Prize of 1915 for literature.
The committee awarded him "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."
The committee awarded him "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."
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February 13, 2022
Jean-Christophe: la Fin du voyage = Jean Christophe Journey's End, Romain Rolland
Jean-Christophe:
01 - L'Aube (Dawn, 1904),
02 - Le Matin (Morning, 1904),
03 - L'Adolescent (Youth, 1904),
04 - La R茅volte (Revolt, 1905),
05 - La Foire sur la place (The Marketplace, 1908),
06 - Antoinette (1908),
07 - Dans la maison (The House, 1908),
08 - Les Amies (Love and Friendship, 1910),
09 - Le Buisson ardent (The Burning Bush, 1911),
and 10 - La Nouvelle Journ茅e (The New Dawn, 1912).
This book contains the final three volumes:
Love and Friendship,
The Burning Bush,
and The New Dawn.
The novel's protagonist, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a composer of German birth鈥攎odeled in part on Ludwig van Beethoven. Life of a fictional musician, a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave, this book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1915.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 爻丕賱1976賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 噩賱丿 趩賴丕乇賲 丕夭 趩賴丕乇 噩賱丿: 丿乇禺鬲 丌鬲卮蹖賳貙 乇賵夭 賳賵貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 乇賵賲賳 乇賵賱丕賳貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲.丕 亘賴 丌匕蹖賳 (賲丨賲賵丿 丕毓鬲賲丕丿夭丕丿賴)貨
賳爻禺賴 丕氐賱蹖 丿乇 丿賴 噩賱丿 丕爻鬲貙 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 趩丕倬 丿乇 趩賴丕乇 賲噩賱丿 丕乇丕卅賴 卮丿賴: 讴鬲丕亘 賳禺爻鬲: 爻倬蹖丿賴 丿賲貨 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲: 亘丕賲丿丕丿貨 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵賲: 賳賵噩賵丕賳蹖貨 讴鬲丕亘 趩賴丕乇賲: 胤睾蹖丕賳貨 讴鬲丕亘 倬賳噩賲: 亘丕夭丕乇貨 讴鬲丕亘 卮卮賲: 丌賳鬲賵丕賳鬲貨 讴鬲丕亘 賴賮鬲賲: 丿乇 禺丕賳賴貨 讴鬲丕亘 賴卮鬲賲: 丿賵爻鬲丕賳貨 讴鬲丕亘 賳賴賲: 亘賵鬲賴 (丿乇禺鬲) 丌鬲卮蹖賳貨 讴鬲丕亘 丿賴賲: 乇賵夭 賳賵貨
丕賱賲丕爻 爻禺鬲賲 賲賳
讴賴 亘丕 趩讴卮 賳賲蹖卮讴賳賲
賵 賳賴 亘丕 賯賱賲 鬲乇丕卮蹖丿賴 賲蹖卮賵賲
亘夭賳 亘夭賳 亘夭賳 賲乇丕
讴賴 賲賳 丕夭 丌賳 賳禺賵丕賴賲 賲乇丿
賴賲趩賵賳 賯賯賳爻賲 賲賳
讴賴 丕夭 賲乇诏 禺賵丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘丕夭賲蹖蹖丕亘丿
賵 丕夭 禺丕讴爻鬲乇 禺賵丿 賲蹖夭丕蹖丿
亘讴卮 亘讴卮 亘讴卮 賲乇丕
讴賴 賲賳 丕夭 丌賳 賳禺賵丕賴賲 賲乇丿
卮毓乇蹖 丕夭: 芦亘丕卅蹖賮禄 卮丕毓乇 芦賮乇丕賳爻賴禄貙 賲鬲賵賱丿: 芦賵賳蹖夭禄貙 亘賴 爻丕賱1532賲蹖賱丕丿蹖貙 丿乇诏匕卮鬲 爻丕賱1589賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 25/01/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 23/11/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Jean-Christophe:
01 - L'Aube (Dawn, 1904),
02 - Le Matin (Morning, 1904),
03 - L'Adolescent (Youth, 1904),
04 - La R茅volte (Revolt, 1905),
05 - La Foire sur la place (The Marketplace, 1908),
06 - Antoinette (1908),
07 - Dans la maison (The House, 1908),
08 - Les Amies (Love and Friendship, 1910),
09 - Le Buisson ardent (The Burning Bush, 1911),
and 10 - La Nouvelle Journ茅e (The New Dawn, 1912).
This book contains the final three volumes:
Love and Friendship,
The Burning Bush,
and The New Dawn.
The novel's protagonist, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a composer of German birth鈥攎odeled in part on Ludwig van Beethoven. Life of a fictional musician, a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave, this book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1915.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 爻丕賱1976賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 噩賱丿 趩賴丕乇賲 丕夭 趩賴丕乇 噩賱丿: 丿乇禺鬲 丌鬲卮蹖賳貙 乇賵夭 賳賵貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 乇賵賲賳 乇賵賱丕賳貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲.丕 亘賴 丌匕蹖賳 (賲丨賲賵丿 丕毓鬲賲丕丿夭丕丿賴)貨
賳爻禺賴 丕氐賱蹖 丿乇 丿賴 噩賱丿 丕爻鬲貙 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 趩丕倬 丿乇 趩賴丕乇 賲噩賱丿 丕乇丕卅賴 卮丿賴: 讴鬲丕亘 賳禺爻鬲: 爻倬蹖丿賴 丿賲貨 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲: 亘丕賲丿丕丿貨 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵賲: 賳賵噩賵丕賳蹖貨 讴鬲丕亘 趩賴丕乇賲: 胤睾蹖丕賳貨 讴鬲丕亘 倬賳噩賲: 亘丕夭丕乇貨 讴鬲丕亘 卮卮賲: 丌賳鬲賵丕賳鬲貨 讴鬲丕亘 賴賮鬲賲: 丿乇 禺丕賳賴貨 讴鬲丕亘 賴卮鬲賲: 丿賵爻鬲丕賳貨 讴鬲丕亘 賳賴賲: 亘賵鬲賴 (丿乇禺鬲) 丌鬲卮蹖賳貨 讴鬲丕亘 丿賴賲: 乇賵夭 賳賵貨
丕賱賲丕爻 爻禺鬲賲 賲賳
讴賴 亘丕 趩讴卮 賳賲蹖卮讴賳賲
賵 賳賴 亘丕 賯賱賲 鬲乇丕卮蹖丿賴 賲蹖卮賵賲
亘夭賳 亘夭賳 亘夭賳 賲乇丕
讴賴 賲賳 丕夭 丌賳 賳禺賵丕賴賲 賲乇丿
賴賲趩賵賳 賯賯賳爻賲 賲賳
讴賴 丕夭 賲乇诏 禺賵丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘丕夭賲蹖蹖丕亘丿
賵 丕夭 禺丕讴爻鬲乇 禺賵丿 賲蹖夭丕蹖丿
亘讴卮 亘讴卮 亘讴卮 賲乇丕
讴賴 賲賳 丕夭 丌賳 賳禺賵丕賴賲 賲乇丿
卮毓乇蹖 丕夭: 芦亘丕卅蹖賮禄 卮丕毓乇 芦賮乇丕賳爻賴禄貙 賲鬲賵賱丿: 芦賵賳蹖夭禄貙 亘賴 爻丕賱1532賲蹖賱丕丿蹖貙 丿乇诏匕卮鬲 爻丕賱1589賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 25/01/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 23/11/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
February 5, 2022
跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮貙 噩賱丿 賴賮鬲賲
丿乇丿 賴丕蹖 丨賯蹖賯蹖 亘馗丕賴乇 丌乇丕賲 丕賳丿 賵 丿乇 亘爻鬲乇 毓賲蹖賯蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿 丿乇爻鬲 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿 诏賵蹖蹖 亘賴 禺賵丕亘 乇賮鬲賴 丕賳丿貙賵賱蹖 賴賲趩賳丕賳 乇賵丨 乇丕 賲蹖禺賵乇賳丿.
亘丕賱夭丕讴
賲鬲賳 鬲乇丕賳賴 禺賵丕亘 丿乇 亘蹖丿丕乇蹖 賮乇賴丕丿
丕蹖賳噩丕 亘乇 鬲禺鬲賴 爻賳诏 倬卮鬲 爻乇賲 賳丕乇賳噩 夭丕乇 乇賵 丿乇 乇賵 丿乇蹖丕 賲乇丕 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿 爻乇诏乇丿丕賳 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴賳賲
賲蹖 丌蹖賲 賲蹖乇賵賲 丌賳诏丕賴 丿乇 賲蹖丕亘賲 讴賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 蹖讴爻丕賳 丕爻鬲 賵 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 賳蹖爻鬲
丌爻賲丕賳 乇賵卮賳 賵 丌亘蹖 讴賳賵賳 丕亘乇 賵 賲賱丕賱 丕賳诏蹖夭
爻賮蹖丿 倬賵卮蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 亘丕 賲賵蹖 爻蹖丕賴
丕讴賳賵賳 爻蹖丕賴 噩丕賲賴 丕賲 亘丕 賲賵蹖 爻倬蹖丿
賲蹖 丌蹖賲 賲蹖乇賵賲 賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 亘賵丿賴 丕賲
賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲
禺賵丕亘 亘賵丿賴 丕賲 禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲
毓胤乇 亘乇诏賴丕蹖 賳丕乇賳噩 趩賵賳 亘賵蹖 鬲賱禺 禺賵卮 讴賳丿乇
乇賵 丿乇 乇賵 丿乇蹖丕 賲乇丕 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿
賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲 賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 亘賵丿賴 丕賲
禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲
丿乇丿 賴丕蹖 丨賯蹖賯蹖 亘馗丕賴乇 丌乇丕賲 丕賳丿 賵 丿乇 亘爻鬲乇 毓賲蹖賯蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿 丿乇爻鬲 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿 诏賵蹖蹖 亘賴 禺賵丕亘 乇賮鬲賴 丕賳丿貙賵賱蹖 賴賲趩賳丕賳 乇賵丨 乇丕 賲蹖禺賵乇賳丿.
亘丕賱夭丕讴
賲鬲賳 鬲乇丕賳賴 禺賵丕亘 丿乇 亘蹖丿丕乇蹖 賮乇賴丕丿
丕蹖賳噩丕 亘乇 鬲禺鬲賴 爻賳诏 倬卮鬲 爻乇賲 賳丕乇賳噩 夭丕乇 乇賵 丿乇 乇賵 丿乇蹖丕 賲乇丕 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿 爻乇诏乇丿丕賳 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴賳賲
賲蹖 丌蹖賲 賲蹖乇賵賲 丌賳诏丕賴 丿乇 賲蹖丕亘賲 讴賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 蹖讴爻丕賳 丕爻鬲 賵 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 賳蹖爻鬲
丌爻賲丕賳 乇賵卮賳 賵 丌亘蹖 讴賳賵賳 丕亘乇 賵 賲賱丕賱 丕賳诏蹖夭
爻賮蹖丿 倬賵卮蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 亘丕 賲賵蹖 爻蹖丕賴
丕讴賳賵賳 爻蹖丕賴 噩丕賲賴 丕賲 亘丕 賲賵蹖 爻倬蹖丿
賲蹖 丌蹖賲 賲蹖乇賵賲 賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 亘賵丿賴 丕賲
賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲
禺賵丕亘 亘賵丿賴 丕賲 禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲
毓胤乇 亘乇诏賴丕蹖 賳丕乇賳噩 趩賵賳 亘賵蹖 鬲賱禺 禺賵卮 讴賳丿乇
乇賵 丿乇 乇賵 丿乇蹖丕 賲乇丕 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿
賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲 賲蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賲 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丕亘 亘賵丿賴 丕賲
禺賵丕亘 丿蹖丿賴 丕賲
March 24, 2021
So I finally finished Romain Rolland's tremendous roman-fleuve, the over 2,200 page story of the life of fictional musician Jean-Christophe Krafft that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1915. I read it in three parts, taking breaks in between to gather my thoughts and cleanse my palate on some other reading. I highly recommend that you undertake this novel in a similar fashion. You can read my reviews on the first two parts separately, but to summarize, I found both to be outstanding work, and the second part to be a five-star masterpiece. Though it continues the beautiful prose and thoughtful characterization typical of the first two acts, the last three volumes that comprises the third act were unfortunately not so grand, with the final volume (Volume X) being the biggest let-down which did not end the whole musical epic on a high note.
In Part I, we followed Jean-Christophe from his birth through his formative years. In Part II, we watch him grow from a hot-headed teenager into a more sensitive and wiser young man. He has been living as an exile from his home country of Germany in Paris, and has made a new friend in Olivier, the brother of a woman Christophe grew to love shortly before her untimely death. I expected Part III to follow these two characters until old age. It did not quite work out this way.
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD... Instead of further developing Christophe and Olivier, both are placed somewhat in the background while Rolland introduces even MORE characters on which to focus. This novel was supposed to be realistic, and as such, I know that a person's life is often unrecognizable by the end compared to how they began. But when telling a cohesive narrative for entertainment, I do not consider it wise to introduce new characters to your readership or audience so late in the story. Olivier gets killed off at the end of Volume VIII and the focus is largely off Christophe for the remainder of the novel.
Now, anyone with the patience to have dedicated this much time to Jean-Christophe's life and tribulations through about 1900 pages thus far would find this insulting to say the least. Why did Rolland decide to turn his seemingly eternally prolific prose to telling further stories about people in whom the reader has had no previous investment? The reader is tired. The reader is ready to wrap this up with a nice finale. The reader did not need another 300 or more pages talking about a little hunchback boy who does not seem to ultimately add much to Christophe's story at all, or to Olivier's son, or to any of the half dozen others brought to our last minute attention. And we certainly didn't need the constant continued tangents about Rolland's cultural stereotypes about French, Italian, Swiss, and German peoples.
All of this diluted the impact of Christophe's final days, and this is a shame because I felt an epic story should have an epic ending. Perhaps the ending was appropriate, as not everyone goes out of this life with a bang.
There were other inconsistencies in the final volume, such as Rolland constantly inserting little footnotes or side thoughts in parentheses, or quoting untranslated Latin verses, that were not seen in the other nine and which were a little annoying. He also opened the final volume with a pretentious prologue that made no sense to me whatsoever.
In conclusion, the novel as a whole earns four stars. It is truly a beautiful work of art that captures the human soul in a way that still feels modern and fresh. Rolland's great novel deserved the Pulitzer, and also deserves a wider fanbase. I think one of the reasons for the limited appeal was this mediocre final volume that may lead the curious reader to be hesitant to invest so much of themselves for so long a time with seemingly such a feeble payoff. But like a trip down the river, and like life itself, it is the journey that counts. And I truly enjoyed the journey of Jean-Christophe, and I encourage you to experience it.
In Part I, we followed Jean-Christophe from his birth through his formative years. In Part II, we watch him grow from a hot-headed teenager into a more sensitive and wiser young man. He has been living as an exile from his home country of Germany in Paris, and has made a new friend in Olivier, the brother of a woman Christophe grew to love shortly before her untimely death. I expected Part III to follow these two characters until old age. It did not quite work out this way.
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD... Instead of further developing Christophe and Olivier, both are placed somewhat in the background while Rolland introduces even MORE characters on which to focus. This novel was supposed to be realistic, and as such, I know that a person's life is often unrecognizable by the end compared to how they began. But when telling a cohesive narrative for entertainment, I do not consider it wise to introduce new characters to your readership or audience so late in the story. Olivier gets killed off at the end of Volume VIII and the focus is largely off Christophe for the remainder of the novel.
Now, anyone with the patience to have dedicated this much time to Jean-Christophe's life and tribulations through about 1900 pages thus far would find this insulting to say the least. Why did Rolland decide to turn his seemingly eternally prolific prose to telling further stories about people in whom the reader has had no previous investment? The reader is tired. The reader is ready to wrap this up with a nice finale. The reader did not need another 300 or more pages talking about a little hunchback boy who does not seem to ultimately add much to Christophe's story at all, or to Olivier's son, or to any of the half dozen others brought to our last minute attention. And we certainly didn't need the constant continued tangents about Rolland's cultural stereotypes about French, Italian, Swiss, and German peoples.
All of this diluted the impact of Christophe's final days, and this is a shame because I felt an epic story should have an epic ending. Perhaps the ending was appropriate, as not everyone goes out of this life with a bang.
There were other inconsistencies in the final volume, such as Rolland constantly inserting little footnotes or side thoughts in parentheses, or quoting untranslated Latin verses, that were not seen in the other nine and which were a little annoying. He also opened the final volume with a pretentious prologue that made no sense to me whatsoever.
In conclusion, the novel as a whole earns four stars. It is truly a beautiful work of art that captures the human soul in a way that still feels modern and fresh. Rolland's great novel deserved the Pulitzer, and also deserves a wider fanbase. I think one of the reasons for the limited appeal was this mediocre final volume that may lead the curious reader to be hesitant to invest so much of themselves for so long a time with seemingly such a feeble payoff. But like a trip down the river, and like life itself, it is the journey that counts. And I truly enjoyed the journey of Jean-Christophe, and I encourage you to experience it.
January 13, 2015
This book comprises the last 3 volumes of Jean-Christophe, also known as which refers to an extended sequence of novels of which the whole acts as a commentary for a society or an epoch, and which continually deals with a central character, community or a saga within a family.
Plot:
The central character, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave. He undergoes great hardships and spiritual struggles, balancing his pride in his own talents with the necessity of earning a living and taking care of those around him. Tormented by injustices against his friends, forced to flee on several occasions as a result of his brushes with authority and his own conscience, he finally finds peace in a remote corner of Switzerland before returning in triumph to Paris a decade later.
According to John Cruickshank, ( "Rolland, Romain", in Anthony Thorlby (ed.), The Penguin Companion to Literature 2: European Literature. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969, p. 661), this novel 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".
In terms of literary criticism, this novel can be considered as a , novel of formation, novel of education, or coming-of-age story (though it may also be known as a subset of the coming-of-age story) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), and wherein character change therefore is extremely important.
Since this book was written in the period of 1904 to 1912, the author describes the European society just before World War I.
Romain Rolland was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland and Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1931, by Max Kettel (1902-1961)
There is an interesting link from the which provides all Romain Rolland's work.
Free download available at .
VII. Dans la maison.
The original French text is available at .
VIII. Les amies.
The original French text is available at .
IX. Le buisson ardent.
The original French text is available at .
X. La nouvelle journ茅e.
The original French text is available at .
Plot:
The central character, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave. He undergoes great hardships and spiritual struggles, balancing his pride in his own talents with the necessity of earning a living and taking care of those around him. Tormented by injustices against his friends, forced to flee on several occasions as a result of his brushes with authority and his own conscience, he finally finds peace in a remote corner of Switzerland before returning in triumph to Paris a decade later.
According to John Cruickshank, ( "Rolland, Romain", in Anthony Thorlby (ed.), The Penguin Companion to Literature 2: European Literature. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969, p. 661), this novel 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".
In terms of literary criticism, this novel can be considered as a , novel of formation, novel of education, or coming-of-age story (though it may also be known as a subset of the coming-of-age story) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), and wherein character change therefore is extremely important.
Since this book was written in the period of 1904 to 1912, the author describes the European society just before World War I.
Romain Rolland was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland and Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1931, by Max Kettel (1902-1961)
There is an interesting link from the which provides all Romain Rolland's work.
Free download available at .
VII. Dans la maison.
The original French text is available at .
VIII. Les amies.
The original French text is available at .
IX. Le buisson ardent.
The original French text is available at .
X. La nouvelle journ茅e.
The original French text is available at .
March 31, 2023
Some words from this book sink into my heart. But its sententious symbolism and occasionally cloying romanticism are hard to devour.
The author Romain Rolland was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1915 because he can write such sentimental men in his time. Personally, I think Rolland is a closeted gay man, and this novel should be classified as a secretly MM romance genre.
The author Romain Rolland was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1915 because he can write such sentimental men in his time. Personally, I think Rolland is a closeted gay man, and this novel should be classified as a secretly MM romance genre.
July 10, 2021
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January 7, 2025
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鈥溭嗁� 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 丌丿賲蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀池� 賵賯鬲蹖 丿乇丿 賵 賲氐蹖亘鬲蹖 丿丕乇丿 賲丕賴 賴丕 亘禺賵丕亘丿 賵 趩賳丿蹖賳 賲丕賴 亘毓丿 丌爻賵丿賴 賵 鬲丕夭賴 賳賮爻 丕夭 禺賵丕亘 亘乇禺蹖夭丿 丕賲丕 賴蹖趩讴爻 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 趩賳蹖賳 讴丕乇蹖 亘讴賳丿 貙 亘丕蹖丿 亘蹖丿丕乇 賲丕賳丿 賵 丿乇丿 讴卮蹖丿 賵 亘丕 丿乇丿 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿 讴賳丕乇 丌賲丿.鈥�
Shelved as 'wish-list'
April 23, 2014Note to self - try gutenberg. Thanks Laura, this looks great.
February 27, 2021
馃摑丿乇 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賲丕賴蹖 讴賴 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 賲蹖禺賵賳丿賲 賮賯胤 亘賴 匕賵賯 禺賵賳丿賳卮 亘賵丿 讴賴 氐亘丨鈥屬囏� 丕賵賱蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 亘乇賲蹖鈥屫ж簇� 賴賲蹖賳 亘賵丿 賵 亘乇丕蹖 丨丿賵丿丕 蹖讴 爻丕毓鬲 睾乇賯 丿乇 噩賲賱丕鬲 賵 讴賱賲丕鬲 卮毓乇诏賵賳賴鈥屰� 乇賵賲賳 乇賵賱丕賳 賲蹖锟斤拷卮丿賲貨 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賴乇 噩賲賱賴鈥屫ж� 賵丕乇丿 丿賳蹖丕蹖 禺蹖丕賱 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賵 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 亘賴 賲賳 丌賲賵禺鬲 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 亘丕 賲爻丕卅賱 賵丕賯毓蹖 乇賵 亘賴 乇賵 卮丿 賵 丕夭 乇丐蹖丕蹖 毓卮賯 賵 禺蹖丕賱 賴賲 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿. 賯賱賲 賱胤蹖賮 乇賵賱丕賳賴 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿 噩丕賳賽 卮蹖賮鬲賴 賵 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 丕夭 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 乇賲丕賳鈥屬囏й屰� 亘丕卮賳丿 讴賴 禺賵丕賳丿賲. 亘蹖鈥屬嗁囏й屫� 丕夭 賴乇 丿賵 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲. 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丿賵 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘丕 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 丌賳鬲 賵 跇丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿賲 賵 亘丕 乇賵丕蹖鬲鈥屬囏й� 丌賳鈥屬囏� 禺丕胤乇賴 爻丕禺鬲賲.丌賳賯丿乇 賯賱賲卮 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 丨爻 賳賲蹖讴賳賲 趩賴丕乇 噩賱丿蹖 亘賵丿賳 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 賲賲讴賳賴 丨賵氐賱賴 鈥屫池� 亘乇 亘丕卮賴貨 趩乇丕 讴賴 丕蹖賳 賴賳乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 賲噩匕賵亘 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 乇賵賱丕賳 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賴賳乇賲賳丿丕賳 丕爻鬲馃崈
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丕夭 讴賵丿讴蹖 賴賲乇丕賴 跇丕賳 讴賵趩賵賱賵 卮丿賲 亘丕 賴賲賴鈥屰� 爻禺鬲蹖鈥屬囏� 賵 賲氐丕卅亘 蹖讴 讴賵丿讴 亘丕 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿. 讴賵丿讴蹖 讴賴 亘丕 賮賯乇 賲亘丕乇夭賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 亘乇丕蹖 倬丕讴 賳诏賴 丿丕卮鬲賳 乇賵丨 丌夭丕丿賴鈥屰� 禺賵丿 鬲賱丕卮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 賴賲乇丕賴 卮丿賳 倬丿乇亘夭乇诏 亘丕 跇丕賳 賵 鬲卮賵蹖賯卮 亘賴 蹖丕丿诏蹖乇蹖 賲賵爻蹖賯蹖 亘賴賲 丕賳乇跇蹖 丿丕丿 賵 賮賴賲蹖丿賲 讴賴 丕蹖賳 噩賲賱賴 丨賯蹖賯鬲 丿丕乇丿 讴賴 芦 丿乇 胤睾蹖丕賳 丿乇蹖丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屫ж� 鬲賳賴丕 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖卮 賳噩丕鬲鈥屫ㄘ� 亘賵丿貙 賴賳乇 亘賵丿. 賴賳乇 丌賮乇蹖丿賳!禄 賵賱蹖 诏丕賴 丨鬲蹖 賯丕丿乇 亘賴 丕賳噩丕賲 趩賳蹖賳 讴丕乇蹖 賴賲 賳亘賵丿!馃
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丕夭 賳賵噩賵丕賳蹖 鬲丕 賲蹖丕賳鈥屫池з勠� 賴賲乇丕賴 亘賵丿賲 賵 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲蹖賳 賮乇丕乇蹖 亘賵丿賳 跇丕賳 丕夭 賲丿乇爻賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賴蹖趩诏丕賴 倬丕蹖亘賳丿 亘賴 趩蹖夭蹖 賳亘丕卮丿. 賴賲蹖賳 讴賴 诏丕賴蹖 乇賵蹖丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 賲賵爻蹖賯蹖鈥屫з� 卮丿賳 乇丕 賴賲 賮乇丕賲賵卮 賲蹖讴乇丿. 丌蹖丕 丕賵 亘乇丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿乇 噩賲毓 爻丕禺鬲賴 賳卮丿賴 亘賵丿責 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 爻丕丿賴鈥屫勠� 讴賴 诏丕賴 丿趩丕乇 毓卮賯 丌鬲卮蹖賳 賵 诏丕賴 丿趩丕乇 亘蹖夭丕乇蹖 丕夭 毓卮賯 賵 爻賵丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賵 睾丕賮賱 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 賴賳乇賲賳丿 乇丕賴蹖 爻禺鬲 乇丕 丿乇 倬蹖卮 丿丕乇丿 賵 卮丕蹖丿 丕胤賲蹖賳丕賳 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丨丿 亘賴 賳蹖乇賵蹖 禺賵丿 丕賵 乇丕 亘賴 亘蹖乇丕賴賴 亘乇爻丕賳丿.
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馃摉丿乇 丌禺乇 趩诏賵賳賴 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 亘丕 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 乇賵丨 禺賵丿 亘爻丕夭丿責
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_禺賵丿 乇丕 賲丨氐賵乇 讴賳賲! 賲诏乇 亘蹖乇賵賳 亘賵丿賳 禺賵卮鈥屫� 賳蹖爻鬲責
鬲賳賴丕 賯丿賲 亘乇丿丕乇蹖丿!
賲诏乇 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 賳蹖丕夭蹖 亘賴 诏賱丿丕賳 丿丕乇賳丿 鬲丕 乇蹖卮賴 亘丿賵丕賳賳丿責
夭賲蹖賳 丿乇 丿爻鬲乇爻 賴賲賴 賴爻鬲. 乇蹖卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺賵丿鬲 乇丕 丿乇 丌賳 賮乇賵 讴賳貙 賯賵丕賳蹖賳 禺丕氐 禺賵丿鬲 乇丕 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳. 丿乇 禺賵丿 噩爻鬲 賵 噩賵 讴賳.馃尰馃挍
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丿賵 賲丕賴 乇丕 亘丕 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 爻倬乇蹖 讴乇丿賲 丕賲丕 诏賵蹖蹖 鬲賲丕賲 夭賳丿诏蹖賲 鬲賲丕賲 賱丨馗賴 賴丕蹖 賴爻鬲蹖賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丨賱丕噩蹖 賲蹖 卮丿.亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 丕丨爻丕爻丕鬲貙丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲貙丕賮乇丕丿 賵 賮乇丕夭 賵 賳卮蹖亘 賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖賲 丌卮賳丕 亘賵丿.丿乇 賵氐賮 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴 诏賮鬲賳 丕蹖賳 噩賲賱賴 丕讴鬲賮丕 讴乇丿 讴賴 亘賴 賲毓賳丕蹖 丨賯蹖賯蹖 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賳爻賱蹖 丕爻鬲 倬乇 丿乇丿 賵 诏賴乇 亘丕乇
April 2, 2010
丕蹖賳 卮丕蹖丿 鬲賱禺 鬲乇蹖賳 亘禺卮 跇丕賳 讴乇蹖爻鬲賮 亘丕卮丿.....丨讴丕蹖鬲 毓卮賯賴丕卅 賳丕讴丕賲 丕賵 鬲丕 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 讴鬲丕亘.
August 18, 2024
Het Einde van de Reis is het derde en laatste deel van Romain Rollands omvangrijke 鈥榬oman fleuve鈥� over de Duits-Franse componist Jean-Christophe Krafft. Het omvat drie boeken: 鈥淒e Vriendinnen鈥� (uit 1910), 鈥淗et Brandende Braambos鈥� (1911) en 鈥淒e Nieuwe Dag鈥� (1912).
In 鈥淒e Vriendinnen鈥� (uit 1910) staat de liefde centraal. De twee vrienden Christophe en Olivier krijgen allebei een min of meer vaste relatie, voor een tijdje toch. Olivier trouwt, bij Christophe niet. In beide gevallen loopt het op niets uit. Rolland heeft geen hoge pet op van de (echtelijke) liefde en grossiert hier en daar in nogal boude (en verouderde) stereotypes over mannen en vrouwen. Vriendschap en kunst staan hoger aangeschreven. Toch is dit een aangenaam boekdeel. Na de kleine inzinking op het einde van vorig deel, komt er terug vaart in het boek. Ook al is het soms moeilijk om alle personages te onthouden, zo gaat het weer vlot. Mede dankzij de inspanningen van zijn vriend begint Christophe ondertussen naam te maken als componist. Ook de macht van de pers speelt daarbij een (dubbelzinnige) rol.
Nadat hun relaties op de klippen gelopen zijn, vinden de hartsvrienden Christophe en Olivier mekaar terug. Ze gaan op in discussies en engagement, staan kritisch en afstandelijk tegenover alle opstandigheid, maar geraken uiteindelijk toch verzeild in de sociale strijd die aan de gang is. Bij een betoging loopt het helemaal uit de hand: Olivier sterft en Christophe doodt een tegenstander, waarna hij (opnieuw) op de vlucht moet. Hier eindigt het eerste deel van 鈥淗et brandende braambos鈥� (uit 1911). Volledig radeloos vindt hij vervolgens onderdak bij dokter Braun en diens enigmatische echtgenote Anna met wie hij 鈥� oh, hopeloze 鈥� een relatie begint die alleen maar noodlottig kan aflopen. Dus vlucht hij verder, steeds verder naar Zwitserland, waar hij na een tijdje tussen leven en dood gezweefd te hebben uiteindelijk in een haast religieuze, visionaire passage het vuur van de creativiteit terugvindt.
Maar ondertussen snelt de wereld roekeloos naar de wereldbrand. Nationalisme en fanatisme rukken op. Als Franse Duitser geraakt Christophe meer en meer ge茂soleerd. Hij sterft ijlend in een herwonnen geloof en de hoop op een betere toekomst, maar vreest dat het erger wordt voor het beter wordt.
Het was een genoegen me hierdoor te worstelen.
In 鈥淒e Vriendinnen鈥� (uit 1910) staat de liefde centraal. De twee vrienden Christophe en Olivier krijgen allebei een min of meer vaste relatie, voor een tijdje toch. Olivier trouwt, bij Christophe niet. In beide gevallen loopt het op niets uit. Rolland heeft geen hoge pet op van de (echtelijke) liefde en grossiert hier en daar in nogal boude (en verouderde) stereotypes over mannen en vrouwen. Vriendschap en kunst staan hoger aangeschreven. Toch is dit een aangenaam boekdeel. Na de kleine inzinking op het einde van vorig deel, komt er terug vaart in het boek. Ook al is het soms moeilijk om alle personages te onthouden, zo gaat het weer vlot. Mede dankzij de inspanningen van zijn vriend begint Christophe ondertussen naam te maken als componist. Ook de macht van de pers speelt daarbij een (dubbelzinnige) rol.
Nadat hun relaties op de klippen gelopen zijn, vinden de hartsvrienden Christophe en Olivier mekaar terug. Ze gaan op in discussies en engagement, staan kritisch en afstandelijk tegenover alle opstandigheid, maar geraken uiteindelijk toch verzeild in de sociale strijd die aan de gang is. Bij een betoging loopt het helemaal uit de hand: Olivier sterft en Christophe doodt een tegenstander, waarna hij (opnieuw) op de vlucht moet. Hier eindigt het eerste deel van 鈥淗et brandende braambos鈥� (uit 1911). Volledig radeloos vindt hij vervolgens onderdak bij dokter Braun en diens enigmatische echtgenote Anna met wie hij 鈥� oh, hopeloze 鈥� een relatie begint die alleen maar noodlottig kan aflopen. Dus vlucht hij verder, steeds verder naar Zwitserland, waar hij na een tijdje tussen leven en dood gezweefd te hebben uiteindelijk in een haast religieuze, visionaire passage het vuur van de creativiteit terugvindt.
鈥淛aren gaan voorbij. Lichaam en geest vlieden als een stroom. De jaren griffen zich in het vlees van de ouder wordende boom. De hele wereld van vormen raakt uitgeput en vernieuwt zich. Allen jij gaat niet voorbij, onsterfelijke Muziek. Jij bent de innerlijke zee. Je bent de diepe ziel. In jouw heldere ogen wordt het triest gezicht van het leven niet weerspiegelt.鈥� (p.357)In het laatste deel van de ellenlange 鈥榬oman fleuve鈥� overtuigt een oude vlam (Grazia) Christophe om toch maar terug naar Parijs te gaan. Hij is daar inmiddels een gevierd componist, maar het succes smaakt hem niet en aan zijn navolgers heeft hij helemaal een hekel. Troost vindt hij enkel in de zuivere muziek op zich. Ook ontfermt hij zich over de zoon van Olivier die hij probeert te koppelen aan de dochter van zijn vriendin. Het leven gaat voor, een nieuwe generatie staat klaar.
Maar ondertussen snelt de wereld roekeloos naar de wereldbrand. Nationalisme en fanatisme rukken op. Als Franse Duitser geraakt Christophe meer en meer ge茂soleerd. Hij sterft ijlend in een herwonnen geloof en de hoop op een betere toekomst, maar vreest dat het erger wordt voor het beter wordt.
鈥淒e voorraad vooroordelen en verwachtingen die vroeger genoeg was om twintig jaar mensheid te voeden werd er in vijf jaar doorheen gejaagd. De generaties denkers galoppeerden achter elkaar aan, en vaak over elkaar heen. De Tijd gaf het sein voor de aanval.鈥� (p.472)Toen Romain Rolland in 1915 bekroond werd met de Nobelprijs voor Literatuur, was dat ook een politiek statement. Jean-Christophe is een visionair pleidooi voor een verenigd Europa, waarin de vriendschap tussen Duitsland en Frankrijk centraal staat. De drijvende krachten daarbij zijn kunst, vriendschap en verzoening.
Het was een genoegen me hierdoor te worstelen.
May 4, 2013
Flawed - this volume (written c1910) is set from 1910-1930 and obviously has nothing about WW1 or any other changes, written as if Europe was the same from 1910-1930.
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August 14, 2019
It is not so clear of how Christophe made it through his existential crisis..
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