Characters
- Alexei Ivanovich
- The General
- Maria Fillipova
- Polina Alexandrovna
- Antonida Vasilevna (Grandmother)
- Madamoiselle Blanche De Cominges
- Madame La Comtesse
- Marquis Des Grieux
- Mr. Astley
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“Unresolved dissonances between the characters and dispositions of the parents continue to reverberate in the nature of the child and make up the history of its inner sufferings.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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“My characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that’s basically a conservative view of life.”
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