is the ten volume novel by the French author, Romain Rolland, published initially in serial form in the Parisian review
Cahiers de la Quinzainefrom 1904 to 1912. This novel largely contributed to Rolland receiving the Nobel Prize for literature in 1915, and had previously been awarded the
Grand Prix de littératurefrom the Académie française in 1913. Translated into English by Gilbert Cannan between 1911 and 1913, it is now available in over forty languages. The volumes of the novel fall into three groups: the first four volumes,
L’Aube[ Dawn] (1904),
Le Matin[Morning] (1904),
L’Adolescent[Youth] (1904) and
La Révolte[Revolt] (1905) are grouped together as
Jean-Christophe; the next three,
La Foire sur la place[The Marketplace] (1908),
Antoinette(1908) and
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Citation: Yeoland, Rosemary Hamilton. "Jean-Christophe". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 February 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=28539, accessed 04 October 2024.]