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AudioJean-Christophe, Volume I
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LibriVox recording of Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Romain Rolland. (Translated by Gilbert Cannan.) Read in English by Joshua Paul Seeger. The central character, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave. He undergoes great hardships and spiritual struggles, balancing his pride in his own talents with the necessity of earning a living and taking care of those around him. Tormented by injustices against his friends, forced to flee on several occasions as a result of his brushes with authority and his own conscience, he finally finds peace in a remote corner of Switzerland before returning in triumph to Paris a decade later. Summary from Wikipedia. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook 00-30 (348MB) M4B Audiobook 31-61 (339MB)
Directors & creators
Romain Rolland
Subjects
librivox; audiobooks;Epic; musician; Nobel Prize; humanism; heroism; romain rolland
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