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Jean-Christophe - I

(Jean-Christophe #1)

Romain Rolland,

Gilbert Cannan (Translator)

4.19 · Rating details · 722 ratings · 44 reviews

One word only! No more talk of money. I hate money--the word and the thing itself. If I am not rich, I am yet rich enough to give to my friend, and it is my joy to give all I can for him. Would not you do the same? And if I needed it, would you not be the first to give me all your fortune? But that shall never be! I have sound fists and a sound head, and I shall always be ...more

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Jan 11, 2010 Ahmad Sharabiani rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, novels, music, historical, 20th-century

Jean-Christophe: Four-Volumes (Vol. #1), Romain Rolland

L'Aube ("Dawn", 1904), and Le Matin ("Morning", 1904), L'Adolescent ("Youth", 1904).

تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 1976 میلادی

عنوان: ژان کریستف: جلد یک از چهار؛ نویسنده: رومن رولان؛ مترجم: م.الف به آذین (محمود اعتمادزاده)؛ تهران، نیل، 1348؛ در 408ص؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان فرانسوی - سده 20م

ژان کریستف جلد نخست: سپیده دم، بامداد مرگ ژان میشل، نوجوان خانه ی اولر، اثر رومن رولان چاپ سوم انتشارات نیل

همچون زمانی که مه نمناک و انبوه، رو به رقت مینهد و پ Jean-Christophe: Four-Volumes (Vol. #1), Romain Rolland

L'Aube ("Dawn", 1904), and Le Matin ("Morning", 1904), L'Adolescent ("Youth", 1904).

تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 1976 میلادی

عنوان: ژان کریستف: جلد یک از چهار؛ نویسنده: رومن رولان؛ مترجم: م.الف به آذین (محمود اعتمادزاده)؛ تهران، نیل، 1348؛ در 408ص؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان فرانسوی - سده 20م

ژان کریستف جلد نخست: سپیده دم، بامداد مرگ ژان میشل، نوجوان خانه ی اولر، اثر رومن رولان چاپ سوم انتشارات نیل

همچون زمانی که مه نمناک و انبوه، رو به رقت مینهد و پرتو آفتاب، آهسته، در آن نفوذ میکند؛ دانته - برزخ - سرود هفدهم، آغاز سپیده دم

نگارش نمونه متن از آغاز داستان سپیده دم: از پشت خانه، صدای غرش رودخانه میآید؛ از آغاز روز، باران روی پنجره طبل مینوازد؛ پشت شیشه که گوشه ی آن ترک برداشته، آب روان است؛ روز به زردی رسیده است و فرومیمیرد؛ هوای اتاق ولرم و بد بوست؛ نوزاد، در گهواره تکان میخورد؛ با آن که پیرمرد، هنگام داخل شدن، کفشهای چوبیش را دم در کنده است؛ باز تخته ی کف اطاق، زیر قدمهای او مینالد؛ بچه ناله سر میدهد؛ مادر از تختخواب به بیرون خم میشود تا او را آرام کند؛ و پدر بزرگ کورمال کورمال چراع را روشن میکند، تا بچه از تاریکی نهراسد؛ شعله ی چراغ، بر چهره ی سرخ «ژان میشل»، ریش سفید، آشفته، قیافه ی اخمو، و چشمان فروزانش میتابد؛ پایان نگارش از آغاز داستان سپیده دم

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 14/04/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی ...more

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Mar 03, 2013 Ian rated it liked it

I came to these books via Stefan Zweig's "World of Yesterday"; in that autobigraphy Zweig is clearly in awe of Rolland and his work, in particular "Jean Christophe" and Zweig is proud to be a friend to Rolland. Printed versions of "Jean Christophe" are fairly hard to track down now, although there's an electronic version on Gutenberg. I managed to find a set of the Jupiter paperbacks from 1966 with the 10 novels in 4 volumes. The novel(s) is essentially a bildungsroman from Jean Christophe's bir I came to these books via Stefan Zweig's "World of Yesterday"; in that autobigraphy Zweig is clearly in awe of Rolland and his work, in particular "Jean Christophe" and Zweig is proud to be a friend to Rolland. Printed versions of "Jean Christophe" are fairly hard to track down now, although there's an electronic version on Gutenberg. I managed to find a set of the Jupiter paperbacks from 1966 with the 10 novels in 4 volumes. The novel(s) is essentially a bildungsroman from Jean Christophe's birth in around 1890, this volume taking him to his teenage years. There are few dates (it mentions 1909 in Vol3), but it was published between 1908-1913 and was clearly contemporary when written (references to cars, phones, Dreyfus case). At one point in Vol 3 the novel says that Beethoven has been dead "over a century" which would put the date post 1927 - clearly an error. The last volumes contained in Journey's End follow JC's life from about 1910 to 1930; here there is a real flaw - since the books were written in 1910 Rolland has assumed Europe stayed the same from 1910 to 1930. It just doesn't work, the First World War completely changed France and Germany, finished the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then there was the 1917 revolution in Russia. The historical context for Volume 4 is therefore all wrong and caused a real problem for me. There are similar problems musically; since JC is a musician and composer, there are references/discussions to the standard great repertoire from Bach/Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven/ berlioz/Schubert through to Wagner/Brahms/Richard Strauss and Debussy. But there it stops and there's no acknowledgement of the great changes coming with Schoenberg/Stravinsky/Ravel. For the first three volumes the context works and then Volume 4 is completely flawed again.

It's well written, but doesn't have the cast of characters or variety of incident to be truly interesting. There's much dissertation on the value of art and music in society and the betterment of humankind through education; written at a time when education for all was only starting to gaining acceptance in western Europe it shows Rolland's beliefs in human progress.

Reading in the 21st Century Jean Christophe does feel rather dated and would have I feel it would have lasted much better and be more widely read with more variety in the storyline. Compared to "A Dance to the music of Time" or "The Forsythe Saga" it's rather bland. And it is nowhere near comparable to Proust written only a decade later.

It's kept me interested enough to read all 4 volumes (1500 pages). But I wouldn't rush and recommend it to everyone, better to read Miklos Banffy's "They Were divided" trilogy for a good pre 1914 scoiety epic. ...more

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Sep 26, 2018 Armina Salemi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

اول کتابی که دست من بود نوشته بود:
«به کسانی که رنج می‌برند
و
پیکار می‌کنند
و
پیروز می‌شوند.»

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Mar 16, 2008 Laura Uplinger rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I read Jean Christophe many, many years ago, lying on the morning sand of Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro...
It was summer, and while basking in the tropical sun - once in a while taking a delicious swim in the cool ocean - I was aware of the privilege of reading such a gorgeous story.
Somehow, Romain Rolland knew the extraordinary wealth of a musician's mind. The story is very moving, and can inspire all those who love music and its chosen. ...more

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Jul 08, 2016 Naele added it · review of another edition

ان کس که دوست دارد مورد محبت نیست، ان کس که مورد محبت است خود دوست ندارد. ان کس که دوست دارد و مورد محبت است یک روز دیر یا زود از عشق خود جدا می شود. ادمی رنج می برد. دیگری را می رنجاند. و از این دو تن بدبخت تر همیشه ان کس نیست که رنج می برد./
عشق در سینه ی ان کسی است که دوست دارد، نه ان کسی که دوستش دارند./

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Aug 14, 2014 Jorge rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Por fin en Noviembre del 2013(Noviembre 2013) llegué a una novela que había estado buscando con ahínco por varios años en varias partes del mundo (no es una metáfora!) ya que en México es sumamente difícil conseguirla, es más, en las librerías no se vende hay que recurrir al "mercado secundario". Novela muy apreciada por artistas e intelectuales del pasado y todavía por algunos amantes de las ideas pacifistas y humanitarias promovidas por el ganador del Nobel en 1915 Romain Rolland, llamado en s ...more

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Sep 19, 2020 Mehmet B rated it it was amazing

"İnsanın gücü o kadar azdır ki, daha ilk yokuşta soluk soluğa kalır, çok az kimsenin yola devam edecek kadar soluğu vardır." ...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Lewis Weinstein rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: a-research, fiction-general, research-reviews

I read that "Jean-Christophe" was among the favorite books of young Zionists in Poland during the 1920s, so I will probably have the Polish characters in my new novel read the book and discuss it. There is much about awakening love and the creation of music that is beautifully written and could lead to fascinating experiences and interactions for my young characters.

Rolland won a Noble Prize for Jean-Christophe in 1915. By a strange coincidence, our apartment in Collioure, France was located on I read that "Jean-Christophe" was among the favorite books of young Zionists in Poland during the 1920s, so I will probably have the Polish characters in my new novel read the book and discuss it. There is much about awakening love and the creation of music that is beautifully written and could lead to fascinating experiences and interactions for my young characters.

Rolland won a Noble Prize for Jean-Christophe in 1915. By a strange coincidence, our apartment in Collioure, France was located on Rue Romain Rolland, which was why I bought the book before I knew it had anything to do with Polish Zionists. Rolland has also written a biography of Beethoven.

A FEW QUOTES ...

What an abundance of strength, joy, pride, is in that little creature! What superfluous energy! His body and mind never cease to move; they are carried round and round breathlessly…. Life does not hold him yet; always he escapes it. He swims in the infinite. How happy he is! He is made to be happy! There is nothing in him that does not believe in happiness, and does not cling to it with all his little strength and passion!…

As soon as no one was near he would raise the lid, and softly press down a key … He listens as she goes down the stairs, and into the street, and away. He is alone. He opens the piano, and brings up a chair, and perches on it. His shoulders just about reach the keyboard; it is enough for what he wants. Why does he wait until he is alone? ... It is so much more beautiful when he is alone! Jean-Christophe holds his breath so that the silence may be even greater.

Everything is music for the born musician. Everything that throbs, or moves, or stirs, or palpitates—sunlit summer days, nights when the wind howls, flickering light, the twinkling of the stars, storms, the song of birds, the buzzing of insects, the murmuring of trees, voices, loved or loathed, familiar fireside sounds, a creaking door, blood moving in the veins in the silence of the night—everything that is is music; all that is needed is that it should be heard. All the music of creation found its echo in Jean-Christophe.

Whirling thoughts rushed in his mind; he could make nothing of them. Like mists ascending from a valley they rose from the depths of his heart. He wandered hither and thither at random through this mist of love, and whatever he did, he did but turn round and round an obscure fixed idea, a Desire unknown, terrible and fascinating as a flame to an insect. It was the sudden eruption of the blind forces of Nature.

MORE TO COME ... ...more

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Apr 03, 2008 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, french-literature, nobel-prize, fiction-20th-century, music

I. L'aube.
The original French text is available at La Bibliothèque électronique du Québec.

II. Le matin.
The original French text is available at La Bibliothèque électronique du Québec.

III. L'adolescent.
The original French text is available at La Bibliothèque électronique du Québec. ...more

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Jan 06, 2009 Ann Klefstad rated it really liked it

There are several volumes to this book (well, 3 in English and like a dozen in French), a vast belle-epoque account of the creative life that serves as an opportunity for Rolland, a critic and aesthete, to rumble on about culture in general. But it's a fascinating look, a really thorough one, at the world of Parisian culture at a time when it was the center of the world. ...more

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Apr 02, 2010 Shokufeh شکوفه Kavani کاوانی rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

There was an L'ame enchantee who became Jean-Christophe and stayed with us for rest of our lives. ...more

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Dec 19, 2019 Dr. Javid Jafarov rated it it was amazing

This is the book I recommend more than any other!

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Nov 29, 2019 Kamran rated it it was amazing

I have read this book and line by line sentence by sentence I really fall in love with that. As a Persian, I can say this book has a special place among Iranian. We have the culture based on love and passion as Rumi, Hafif Shirazi, Saadi, Shamlou and so many others still are coming. I should thank Romain Rolland because I think he wrote this book for us.

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Aug 11, 2018 Marine Hovhannisyan rated it liked it

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Շատ վաղուց կարդացած գիրք,բայց հիշողությանս մեջ մնացած որպես մի հիանալի գիրք երաժիշտ- դաշնակահարի կյանքի պատմության մասին, հեղինակը` Ռոմեն Ռոլանը, Նոբելյան մրցանակակիր է:Երաժշտության պատմության պրոֆեսոր էր,դաշնակահար ու գլխավոր հերոսի` Ժան - Քրիստոֆի պրոտոտիպը հենց ինքն է ու Բեթհովենը ...more

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May 08, 2020 Julio Gabriel Paz Pinatte rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-the-nobels, europa

En 1914, debido a la Primera Guerra Mundial, el Premio Nobel de Literatura no fue entregado por primera vez en su historia. En 1915, luego de un año de parón, se le otorgó el reconocimiento literario a Romain Rolland, quien se convirtió en el tercer autor francés en recibirlo. Según la Academia Sueca, el premio se puso en manos de Rolland “a manera de tributo al idealismo elevado de su producción literaria y a la simpatía y amor de la verdad con la cual ha descrito distintos tipos de seres human En 1914, debido a la Primera Guerra Mundial, el Premio Nobel de Literatura no fue entregado por primera vez en su historia. En 1915, luego de un año de parón, se le otorgó el reconocimiento literario a Romain Rolland, quien se convirtió en el tercer autor francés en recibirlo. Según la Academia Sueca, el premio se puso en manos de Rolland “a manera de tributo al idealismo elevado de su producción literaria y a la simpatía y amor de la verdad con la cual ha descrito distintos tipos de seres humanos”. El título más representativo de este autor es Jean – Christophe (Juan Cristóbal, en castellano), es por eso que lo elegí para continuar con el desafío literario #ReadTheNobels, que promueve la lectura de un libro importante de cada uno de los ganadores del reconocimiento más importante de la literatura universal.

Juan Cristóbal Krafft es el personaje que le da nombre a esta novela que relata su vida, desde su nacimiento hasta su tumba. Él es un músico alemán, un genio al mejor estilo de Mozart y Beethoven que sufre grandes dificultades y luchas espirituales. El texto de Rolland se divide en diez volúmenes y el primer tomo, que es el que yo leí, contiene las partes conocidas como “El alba”, desde su nacimiento hasta los siete años, “La mañana”, desde los once hasta los quince años, y “La adolescencia”, hasta los dieciséis o diecisiete.

Con este libro me sucedió algo muy raro. Lo empecé con cero expectativas, pero una vez que lo empecé ya no podía soltarlo. No sé por qué sentía que se trataba de uno de sus textos que todo el mundo alaba, pero que resultan ser tan buenos como complicados de leer y entender. Sin embargo, mi experiencia como lector fue todo lo contrario. Es un libro que se lee bastante rápido y se entiende con facilidad. De hecho, cada vez que lo cogía me costaba muchísimo soltarlo, pues el autor logró atraparme en la trama; sin embargo, cuando dejaba de leerlo por A o B motivos, me daba una flojera inmensa volver a leerlo. Esto es algo que nunca me había pasado, pues, generalmente, soy contundente con mis lecturas (o me gustan o no, no hay intermedios). Aun así, puedo asegurar que disfruté muchísimo leyendo Jean – Christophe.

Una de las cosas que más me gustó de este libro fue la narración y la forma de descripción del autor. Al inicio, cuando Juan Cristóbal aún es un niño de cuna que no sabe hablar, Rolland no solo describe los hechos, sino que también le permite al lector conocer las sensaciones del bebé. Esas primeras páginas son, simplemente, muy interesantes. La verdad es que el lector puede llegar a conocer al personaje a profundidad, pues, literalmente, lo conoce desde niño y aprende de él tanto sus emociones como sus lógicas. Además, conforme va avanzando la historia, la trama se convierte en un torbellino de emociones que lo dejan a uno pegado al texto, queriendo saber más, qué pasará con los personajes y cómo acabarán sus aventuras y desventuras.

También rescato que el autor toque temas considerados tabú en la época, tales como la homosexualidad y el acto sexual. Sinceramente, pensé que tardaría más en encontrar estos tópicos en un libro de un autor ganador del Nobel. Pero Rolland lo logró tan solo quince años después de iniciado el premio.

Este último punto me lleva al desarrollo de los personajes. Además de Juan Cristóbal quien, obviamente, es el más desarrollado y el más interesante de todos, hay todo un elenco compuesto por caracteres bastante interesantes y puestos con una finalidad clara, no por el simple hecho de estar. Los primeros que me gustaría mencionar son Juan Manuel y Melchor Krafft, abuelo y padre del protagonista. Son personajes completamente opuestos que representan las dos caras de una misma moneda y; sin embargo, uno se encariña con ambos, los comprende y empatiza con ellos. Además de ellos dos, existen hasta cuatro personajes femeninos que mantienen relaciones románticas de diferente índole con Juan Cristóbal. Si bien todas ellas tienen un paso fugaz, son personajes variados y consistentes que representan, cada una a su manera, una crítica a la sociedad de la época. Así, Rosa, Sabina y Minna son víctimas de los prejuicios y las malas prácticas de las personas que co existen con ellas, juzgándolas, engañándolas, haciéndolas sufrir, todo esto basado meramente en el desprecio hacia el otro que resulta diferente de una u otra forma.

Y ya que hablamos de críticas sociales, es sumamente importante mencionar a Otto Diener y Ada (no recuerdo si el autor menciona su apellido en algún momento). ¿Por qué estos dos personajes merecen una mención especial? Sencillo: el autor habla, a través de ellos, de temas del que ningún otro ganador del Nobel ha hablado hasta ahora en sus libros más importantes. Por una parte, Otto Diener, el primer amigo de Juan Cristóbal y, para mí, el más revelador de todos. Otto es hijo de un rico comerciante de la ciudad que quiere ser poeta. Conoce a Juan Cristóbal de casualidad, cuando ambos tienen catorce años de edad. Desde el primer momento, entre ambos personajes se forja una relación de amor – odio bastante interesante e intensa que considero la más rica de todo el primer tomo. Aunque Rolland no lo dice explícitamente, es evidente que ambos personajes mantienen un primer romance adolescente homosexual no declarado. Lamentablemente, Otto es un personaje que desaparece rápidamente (su amistad termina debido a los malos comentarios de la gente), pero tengo muchísima esperanza en que vuelva a aparecer más adelante. También rescato al personaje de Ada porque representa una especie de liberación sexual femenina literaria bastante importante. Este personaje lleva una bastante liberada, incluso mantiene relaciones con Juan Cristóbal, y es juzgada por el resto solo por eso. Incluso, ella es la protagonista del último plot twist de la historia. Lo que me impactó de ambos es que leí este libro en marzo del 2020 (en pleno aislamiento social obligatorio por el COVID – 19) y, aún hoy en día, las mujeres y los homosexuales siguen siendo juzgados de la misma manera. De todas formas, que el autor haya incluido a Otto y a Ada en esta historia, con todo lo que ellos representan, es bastante loable (¡bravo!).

Antes de pasar a mi calificación final, quisiera mencionar también al personaje del tío Gottfried, el hermano de Luisa, la madre de Juan Cristóbal. Él aparece muy poco en la historia, pero, cuando lo hace, siempre es para dejar alguna lección bastante importante tanto para el joven héroe como para el lector. Una de sus frases que más me gustó la menciona cuando crítica una composición de Juan Cristóbal y le dice:

Has escrito por escribir. Has escrito para ser un gran músico, para que te admirasen. Has sido orgulloso, has mentido y has recibido el castigo… ¡Eso es! En materia de música, cuando uno es orgulloso y miente, recibe el castigo. La música exige modestia y sinceridad. Si no, ¿a qué se reduce?

Una frase sencilla, pero con un gran aprendizaje, ¿no?

Finalmente, luego de todo el detalle que he hecho del libro, el puntaje final que le otorgo es de 4 sobre 5 estrellas. Definitivamente, este ha sido un lindo e inesperado descubrimiento. ...more

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Apr 13, 2018 Tim Aurthur rated it liked it

I so badly wanted to love this book, which was a blockbuster in its day and became impossible to find in French until Amazon issued a Kindle version a few years ago. What could be more dramatic and more musically interesting than a fictionalized Beethoven at the turn of the 20th century?

Sorry to say, I was disappointed. The book starts out wonderfully: the kind grandfather, the tender mother, the abusive father, the discovery of genius. But after Christophe has grown up, when you expect his deve ...more

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Sep 16, 2008 saeide_n rated it really liked it

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خوب یادم هست که با چه ولعی می خوندمش ( حسی که امروز کمتر پیش
می آد ! )
با ژان کریستف در واقع زندگی کردم با جلد اولش خودمو توی دوران کودکی ژان تصور می کردم و به شوق می اومدم با جلد دومش لحظات عاشقانه دوران نوجوانی به یادم می اومد و جلد سومش منو توی غم عجیبی برد اون جا که ژان با سابین آشنا میشه ودر نهایت سابین میمیره
جلد چهارمش پر از موسیقیه جلد پنجمش دوران اوج ژان رو به تصویر می کشه جلد ششم آنتوانت رو یادم میاره با اون زندگی غم بارش جلد هفتم و هشتمش رو متاسفانه خاطرم نیست جلد نهم که عاشق میشه وجلد ...more

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Dec 11, 2014 Stella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015, classics, fiction, favorites

I am not sure why I have never heard of this book or author before.

I downloaded on Kindle just out or curiosity (it's free!) but once i started reading I just couldn't stop. This author breaks so many 'rules' of writing, he tells the story, he is barely showing it and yet It works.
The book was published in 1911 and yet the main character is someone i could identify with in so many ways, first love, first encounter with injustice, the feelings of being a child. This is Vol 1 of quite a large op ...more

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Jul 13, 2009 Davood Rezaei rated it really liked it

من جلد اولش رو که خوندم متوجه تاثیر شخصیت ژان بر خودم شدم. وبا شوق خاصی به خواندن بقیه کتاب ادامه دادم.صبور بودن و اعتماد به خویشتن و صداقت داشتن و اینکه هدف رو شناختن و بخاطرش جنگیدن از برجسته ترین فضیلت های اخلاقی این شخصیت و این کتاب بود به عقیده من.

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Oct 17, 2017 Lucy Yang rated it it was amazing

Read the whole book. It took me a long time to finish. Not a easy journey, not very easy to understand. But one thing about classics is that many of thinkings are still very advanced even for current society. We are all in a circle of history.

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Sep 21, 2008 Sahel rated it liked it

همه رومن رولان رو به خاطر توصیفات دقیقش تحسین می کنن اما به نظر من یه کم خسته کننده است.فقط از اون توصیفات کودکی ژان کریستف خوشم می آد.نگاه کردنش از چشم یک بچه فوق العاده است

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Jul 25, 2017 LynnSilver rated it it was amazing

Very insightful observation of human psyche

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Oct 24, 2013 Lourdes Mordini rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

In ten volumes, great read. Romain Rolland received the Nobel Prize.

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Mar 28, 2009 soroush rated it it was amazing

متن ترجمه ي م ا به اذين را خواندم كه يكي از لذت بخش ترين تجربه هاي زندگيم بود

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Apr 04, 2014 Li Li rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fictions-classic

Love this book, so inspiring, full of struggling but also beauty and hope.

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Jun 22, 2007 Ali rated it it was ok

Shelves: world-literature

ژان کریستف و جان شیفته را م. به آذین(محمود اعتمادزاده) به فارسی ترجمه کرده که اولی یکی دو سال قبل از انقلاب و دومی در سال های اول انقلاب منتشر شده اند.

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Jan 24, 2020 Bruce rated it it was amazing

Just amazingly written, some sentences are like music. It is a modern novel, feminist, pacifist. There are some long part in music or culture differences between France and Germany which I found boring.

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Aug 07, 2019 Osman Junior rated it it was ok

2.5/5

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Dec 06, 2017 Fx Smeets rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Roman qui a tant marque mon adolescence, que je relis trente ans plus tard, et qui me parle toujours. Longue critique a venir

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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915 "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." ...more