Romain Rolland: The Man and His Work

The bio by Stefan Zweig, as expected, was superb. The "classic reprint," however, surprised me. It was as if a fly-by-night editor did a real hack job on the printing. More often than seemed necessary, the type kept changing from large to small print, which was a bit disconcerting. Fortunately, the contents of the novel so overpowered me that I eventually adjusted to the abrupt changes. Are all Classic Reprints like this?

a classic

Romain Rolland is a very much under-rated literary genius. He inspires and motivates with Shakespearian skill. Zweig is to be congratulated on his fine expose!

very nice. One of the best ones I've bought.

This is not the complete biography of Romain Rolland because the book was published in German in 1920 & translated into English in 1921. Rolland passed away in 1944. Stefan Zweig, himself a popular writer of novellas in the 1920's and 1930's, knew Rolland well. Rolland is praised at every turn but his life and works, principles and motives are explained clearly. Serious students of Rolland will find this book invaluable for placing Rolland in his own time. The writing style is from the 19th century. This book is available in Kindle and hard copy.