罗曼·罗兰(Romain Rolland,1866～1944年)被认为是法国当代最重要的作家和音乐评论家,1915年,因长篇小说《约翰·克利斯朵夫》而被授予诺贝尔文学奖。罗曼·罗兰有着广泛的国际影响,也是著名的社会活动家,一生为争取人类自由、民主与光明进行着不屈的斗争。他的小说的特点,常常被人们归纳为“用音乐写小说”。 Romain Rolland (1866–1944) was considered to be the most important contemporary French writer and music critic. In 1915, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his novel “John Cressoff.” Romain Rolland has a wide range of international influences and is also a well-known social activist who has struggled unflinchingly for the freedom, democracy and light of mankind throughout his life. The characteristics of his novels are often categorized as “writing fiction with music.”