"The Burning Bush" is a section of the Jean-Christophe series written by French Nobel Prize winner Romain Rolland. The series is an intimate and magnificent record of the life and aspirations of the artist Jean-Christophe and is considered to be one of Rolland's masterpieces. It is the fourth part of the Jean-Christophe Journey's End cycle. The...More
Romain Rolland (29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for 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". He was a leading supporter of Joseph Stalin in France and is also noted for his correspondence with and influence on Sigmund Freud.
Romain Rolland (29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for 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". He was a leading supporter of Joseph Stalin in France and is also noted for his correspondence with and influence on Sigmund Freud.
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"The Burning Bush" is a section of the Jean-Christophe series written by French Nobel Prize winner Romain Rolland. The series is an intimate and magnificent record of the life and aspirations of the artist Jean-Christophe and is considered to be one of Rolland's masterpieces. It is the fourth part of the Jean-Christophe Journey's End cycle. The novel is about the life and experiences of the titular character, Jean-Christophe, a composer and musician, and follows his personal, artistic, and philosophical evolution. In "The Burning Bush," Jean-Christophe is in Germany, where he is exposed to the German culture and begins to question his own artistic and cultural roots. The novel explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and the creative process. Through Jean-Christophe's experiences and relationships with other artists and intellectuals, Rolland examines the meaning and purpose of art in society and the individual's place in the world.
Romain Rolland
