On this day, 159 years ago, January 29, 1866 (December 13, 1865, the lunar calendar), Roman Roland, the author of "John Christophe", was born. French writer Roman Roland's "John Christophe" attracts literary enthusiasts from all over the world with its unique novel style. Its authors Roman and Roland were born on January 29, 1866 in a lawyer's home in France. Roland was very intelligent in his childhood and especially loved music and literature. He graduated from Higher Normal University in 1889 and went to Romania as an official fee student to study history. After returning to China in 1892, he taught music history courses in several secondary schools in Paris and the University of Paris. Under the influence of the Dre Towns incident in the mid-1990s, Roland, who had always adhered to individualism, was involuntarily attracted by socialist ideas. However, what he wanted was "individualistic socialism." His thoughts are full of contradictions. Roland's early creative activities focused on the creation of historical dramas. He wrote four plays one after another. He originally wanted to establish a "people's drama" that was not for the entertainment of a few people but for the spiritual reference of the masses, and wrote a series of papers for this purpose. However, his efforts were criticized by the bourgeoisie, which made him feel the filth of the bourgeois social atmosphere corrupted by egoism. "Let's open the window! Let's let in free air! Let us breathe the breath of heroes!" He shouted loudly. Guided by this motivation, he wrote three histories of great men about Beethoven, Lucio and Tolstoy. At the same time, he wrote his first novel,"John Christophe". In these works, Roland hated capitalist society, but also looked at issues from the standpoint of the bourgeoisie. The contradiction in his worldview was obvious. It was not until 1931 that after more than 20 years of painful exploration, Roland finally made his choice. He published "Farewell to the Past", expressing his determination to join the "ranks of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" led by Stalin and fight with the new forces. After that, he actively participated in progressive political activities and became chairman of the International Anti-Fascist Committee. He engaged in writing with great creative enthusiasm and made certain contributions to the cause of human progress. The cover of the Chinese translation of Roman Rowland's work "John Klinsdorf" illustrates the place where Roman Rowland and Gandhi once lived (1922 - 1928)