Romain Rolland 
Jean-Christophe (The second volume) 

Jean-Christophe is the best work of Roman Roland, as well as the most famous "long river novel" in the 20th century. Through the protagonist»s life experience, this book reflects the reality of society through a series of contradictions and conflicts, promoting humanism and heroism. The novel describes the life struggle of the main character. The description began from the awakening of music talent in his childhood, to the contempt and resistance to the dignitaries in his youth. And finally, the pursuit and success in his career as an adult, and the spiritual tranquility of the main character. Belgium»s most famous printmaker, Frans Maisuillet. (Like the German artist Kaethe Kollwitz and Clement Moreau, he was one of the most respected printmakers in the new Chinese woodcarving movement initiated by Lu Xun) He created nearly 400 woodcut illustrations for the novel. The perfect combination of words and illustrations has become a rare literary and artistic treasure of the whole 20th century.