# Jean-Christophe — Character guide

> Key figures in Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland.

- [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft.md): A passionate German-born musician and composer, the novel's central protagonist.
- [Olivier Jeannin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/olivier_jeannin.md): Christophe's sensitive French friend and intellectual counterpart.
- [Antoinette Jeannin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/antoinette_jeannin.md): Olivier's devoted sister who sacrifices for her brother's education.
- [Grazia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/grazia.md): An Italian girl who becomes Christophe's beloved later in life.
- [Melchior Krafft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/melchior_krafft.md): Christophe's alcoholic and abusive father, a court musician.
- [Jean Michel Krafft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_michel_krafft.md): Christophe's grandfather, a proud old musician.
- [Sabine Froehlich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/sabine_froehlich.md): A gentle young widow with whom Christophe has a tender romance.
- [Ada](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/ada.md): A sensual and capricious woman who becomes Christophe's mistress.
- [Minna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/minna.md): Christophe's first love, a flirtatious young girl from a wealthy family.
- [Peter Schulz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/peter_schulz.md): An elderly, kind music professor who befriends Christophe.
- [Gottfried](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/gottfried.md): Christophe's gentle, itinerant uncle who teaches him about life.
- [Otto Diener](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/otto_diener.md): A wealthy young man who becomes Christophe's first close friend.
- [Colette Stevens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/colette_stevens.md): A sophisticated Parisian woman who befriends Christophe.
- [Jacqueline Langeais](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jacqueline_langeais.md): A beautiful, restless woman who marries Olivier Jeannin.
- [Anna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/anna.md): The wife of a friend, with whom Christophe has a passionate affair.
- [Georges Jeannin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/georges_jeannin.md): Olivier's son, who becomes a close companion to Christophe.
- [Emmanuel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/emmanuel.md): A young intellectual and friend of Christophe in Paris.
- [Corinne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/corinne.md): A free-spirited actress who captivates Christophe for a time.
- [Sylvain Kohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/sylvain_kohn.md): A Jewish music critic and acquaintance in Paris.
- [Judith Mannheim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/judith_mannheim.md): A wealthy Jewish woman who hosts a literary salon.
- [Madame Arnaud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/madame_arnaud.md): A kind, elderly friend who supports Christophe in Paris.
- [Josepha von Kerich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/josepha_von_kerich.md): A wealthy patroness of the arts in Germany.
- [Madame Jeannin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/madame_jeannin.md): Olivier and Antoinette's mother, who dies in poverty.
- [Lorchen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/lorchen.md): A young servant girl in the Krafft household.
- [Daniel Hecht](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/daniel_hecht.md): A Jewish musician and friend of Christophe in Germany.
- [Modesta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/modesta.md): An Italian singer who performs with Christophe.
- [Françoise Oudon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/francoise_oudon.md): A French peasant girl who works as a servant.
- [Taddée Mooch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/taddee_mooch.md): A struggling musician and friend of Christophe.
- [Myrrha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/myrrha.md): A dancer who appears in Christophe's social circle.
- [Cécile Fleury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/cecile_fleury.md): A young musician and friend of the Jeannin family.
- [Aurora](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/aurora.md): A woman associated with Christophe's later years.
- [Erich Braun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/erich_braun.md): A German doctor and acquaintance of Christophe.
- [Marthe Langeais](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/marthe_langeais.md): Jacqueline's mother, a socialite in Paris.
- [Théophile Goujart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/theophile_goujart.md): A French writer and critic in Parisian circles.
- [Lionello](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/lionello.md): An Italian musician and rival of Christophe.
- [Amalia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/amalia.md): A member of the Euler household in Germany.
- [Lucien Lévy-Coeur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/lucien_levy_coeur.md): A Jewish intellectual and critic in Paris.
- [Corneille](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/corneille.md): A priest who appears in Christophe's life.
- [André Elsberger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/andre_elsberger.md): A German musician and colleague of Christophe.
- [Herr Diener](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/herr_diener.md): Otto Diener's father, a wealthy merchant.
- [Achille Roussin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/achille_roussin.md): A French politician and acquaintance in Paris.
- [Kunz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/kunz.md): A judge and friend of the Krafft family.
- [Rodolphe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/rodolphe.md): A young man in Christophe's social circle.
- [Leonard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/leonard.md): A servant or minor figure in the household.
- [Manousse Heimann](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/manousse_heimann.md): A Jewish friend and patron of Christophe.
- [M. Langeais](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/m_langeais.md): Jacqueline's father, a wealthy Parisian.
- [Rainette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/rainette.md): A young girl in Christophe's later circle.
- [Pierre Canet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/pierre_canet.md): A French musician and friend of Christophe.
- [Justus Euler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/justus_euler.md): The patriarch of the Euler family in Germany.
- [Commandant Chabran](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/commandant_chabran.md): A military officer and father of Céline.
- [Angelica](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/angelica.md): A minor female character in Christophe's life.
- [Joussier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/joussier.md): A sickly intellectual in Parisian circles.
- [Madame Langeais](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/madame_langeais.md): An older relative of Jacqueline Langeais.
- [Amélie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/amelie.md): A minor female character in Christophe's circle.
- [Daddy Feuillet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/daddy_feuillet.md): An old peasant acquaintance of Christophe.

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