Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. Rolland's most famous novel is the 10-volume novel sequence Jean-Christophe. His other novels include Colas Breugnon, Clérambault and Pierre et Luce. Rolland is also noted for his correspondence with and influence on Sigmund Freud.