"Jean-Christophe Pariisissa II" by Romain Rolland is part of a 10-volume novel sequence published between 1904-1912. This monumental work follows Jean-Christophe Krafft, a German musical genius living in France, from birth to death. The composer endures great hardships and spiritual struggles as he balances artistic pride with survival, faces injustice, flees authority, and ultimately finds peace before returning triumphantly to Paris. More than traditional narrative, Rolland created a "roman-fleuve" where emotions flow like a river through reflections on music, society, and understanding between nations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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