Romain Rolland was born on January 29, 1866 in Clamecy, Nièvre, France. He was a writer, known for Xiang gui chun qing (1960), La novela mensual (1972) and Jean-Christophe (1978). He was married to Maria Pavlovna Kudachova, Marie Mikhaïlova Cuvillier Koudachev and Clotilde Bréal. He died on December 30, 1944 in Vézelay, Yonne, France.