The Selected Works of Roman Rolland (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: (French) Roman Rolland
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The selected collection is the best and most convenient and effective form of social and cultural accumulation. To meet the broad social needs of reading appreciation, cultural education, and even academic research, and to facilitate readers in collecting and preserving the masterpieces of foreign literary giants, the "Selected Series of Masterpieces of Foreign Literature" is compiled and published. Among the world's literary masterpieces of the 20th century, the one that can resonate with a generation is probably Roman Rolland's Jean-Christophe. In the 1950s, this book was the most borrowed at Peking University. By the 1960s, China launched an unprecedented "Cultural Revolution," criticizing the spirit of individual struggle in the novel. But strangely enough, after the decade-long chaos of the Cultural Revolution, at Peking University, this work became one of the required readings among thirty or so world literary masterpieces. This demonstrates the immense influence of the novel. Rolland also incorporated his own life experiences into writing this book. When readers read it, they can use their personal experiences to verify it, so this book, like the vast sound of a river, has spread across the globe. Rolland's heroes are not those who achieve victory through thought or force, but rather those with great souls and great characters. Great characters are often formed through struggles with fate, both with the external world and also with the inner world.