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Against the Grain · Character

De Goncourt

French writer and diarist whose style is noted by Des Esseintes.

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DEDes EsseintesGFGustave FlaubertCBCharles Baudel…CLClaudianSMStéphane Malla…DGDe Goncourt

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  • Other

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  • Eclectic cultural references
  • Protagonist
  • Decadent and morbid influences

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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