Jean-Christophe Volume 1 by Romain Rolland

"Jean-Christophe Volume 1" by Romain Rolland is a novel published between 1904-1912. This ten-volume epic follows a German musical genius living in France, chronicling his life from birth to death. The composer Jean-Christophe Krafft endures profound hardships and spiritual struggles as he balances artistic pride with survival, faces injustice, and flees from authority. Through his turbulent journey across Europe, the work explores music, society, and understanding between nations in a sweeping portrait of creative genius. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944
Title Jean-Christophe Volume 1
L'Aube, Le Matin, L'Adolescent
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Christophe
Credits Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
generously made available by Hathi Trust.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Psychological fiction
Subject Epic literature
Subject Musicians -- Fiction
Subject French fiction -- 20th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 61868
Release Date
Last Update Feb 26, 2026
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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