L’Âme-inchantée

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"L'Âme enchantée" is a seven-volume novel cycle by Romain Rolland, published between 1922 and 1933. In this work, Rolland explores the cruel consequences of political sectarianism.1

Romain Rolland was a French novelist, dramatist, and essayist known for his idealism, pacifism, and engagement against fascism. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915 for his novel "Jean-Christophe".1

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Romain Rolland
…published a second novel cycle, L’Âme-enchantée, 7 vol. (1922–33), in which he exposed the cruel effects of political sectarianism. In the 1920s he turned to Asia, especially India, seeking to interpret its mystical philosophy to the West in such works as Mahatma Gandhi (1924). Rolland’s vast correspondence with such figures…
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…published a second novel cycle, L’Âme-enchantée, 7 vol. (1922–33), in which he exposed the cruel effects of political sectarianism. In the 1920s he turned to Asia, especially India, seeking to interpret its mystical philosophy to the West in such works as Mahatma Gandhi (1924). Rolland’s vast correspondence with such figures…
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