Rue Romain Rolland

Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was a French writer, musicologist and pacifist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915. Born in Clamecy, he studied in Paris before becoming a teacher and writer. His most famous works include "Jean-Christophe", a ten-volume saga about a German musician, and "Colas Breugnon", a novel about a Burgundian sculptor. Rolland was also a strong advocate of peace and played an important role in the peace movement during the First World War. He was also a close friend of many famous writers and artists of his time, including Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Schweitzer. Rolland was deceased in 1944.