# Auguste Langlois — Against the Grain character guide

> Auguste Langlois in Against the Grain by J.-K. Huysmans.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Auguste

**First appearance:** 0007-v

## Who they are

Friend who lends Des Esseintes a tortoise encrusted with jewels.

## Relationships

### [Des Esseintes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/characters/des_esseintes)

_professional_

Auguste Langlois is a craftsman or supplier whom Des Esseintes employs to realize his elaborate decorative schemes.

### [Des Esseintes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/characters/des_esseintes)

_professional_

Auguste Langlois is a craftsman or supplier whom Des Esseintes employs to realize his elaborate decorative schemes.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/chapters/vi)

A young boy Des Esseintes attempted to corrupt into becoming a murderer.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/chapters/vii)

A melancholy memory of Auguste Langlois triggers Des Esseintes' recollection of his past.

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