
Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
ROMAIN ROLLAND
In a cramped Paris flat, composer Christophe spends endless nights copying music, his stomach often empty. One morning a timid knock delivers a pile of letters, interrupting his brief rest and hinting at a world beyond his modest routine.
Before he can settle, a La Nation reporter bursts in, demanding an interview about a recent article that hails him as the era’s first musical prodigy. Another journalist follows, each pressing for answers while Christophe, half‑asleep, fumbles between irritation and a sudden, bewildering sense of importance. The apartment flips into an unexpected stage.
Soon he is escorted to the bustling Le Grand Journal, where editor Arsène Gamache awaits, ready to shape his sudden notoriety. Listeners follow Christophe as he teeters between opportunity and risk, questioning whether the fame is a true breakthrough or a fragile spotlight.
Full title
Jean-Christophe VIII Ystävättäriä Ystävättäriä
Language
fi
Duration
~6 hours (380K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Mar 21, 2019
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1866–1944
A Nobel Prize-winning French writer, he used novels, plays, and essays to argue for courage, compassion, and peace in a violent age. He is best known for the vast novel cycle Jean-Christophe and for a lifelong belief that art and conscience belong together.
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