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Jean-Christophe

by Romain Rolland

A Belgian-German musician experiences love, loss, struggle, and success on his journey to becoming a famous composer.

Themes: Fiction · Drama

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Do you hear that first cry? It's not for attention—it’s the shock of darkness, lamp, and looming faces all at once. This wrinkled baby doesn't yet know he's already surrounded by two very different gazes.

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