Jean Christophe Journey’s End

Jean Christophe Journey’s End is a novel by French author Romain Rolland. It is the final installment in the Jean Christophe series, which follows the life of a talented musician and composer named Jean Christophe Krafft. The novel begins with Jean Christophe’s return to Europe after living in America for several years. He is now a successful composer and conductor, but he is tired of the superficiality and commercialism of the music industry. He longs for a simpler life, closer to nature and away from the pressures of the city. Jean Christophe decides to move to a small village in the Swiss Alps, where he hopes to find peace and inspiration. He meets a group of like-minded artists and intellectuals who share his ideals and become his close friends. Together, they explore the beauty of the mountains and the joys of simple living. However, Jean Christophe’s idyllic life is threatened by the outbreak of World War I. He is torn between his pacifist beliefs and his sense of duty to his country. He ultimately decides to join the army, hoping to use his music to bring comfort to the soldiers. The novel explores themes of art, nature, spirituality, and the human condition. It is a poignant and powerful conclusion to the Jean Christophe series, which has been praised for its vivid characters, lyrical prose, and insightful commentary on society and culture.1914. Rolland was a French novelist, dramatist, essayist, mystic, pacifist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. Jean Christophe is the author�������s best-known work. The ten-volume novel was an epic story of a German musical genius. This book contains the final three Love and Friendship; The Burning Bush; and The New Dawn.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.