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Against the Grain · Character
Monsieur Folantin
Protagonist of a novel by Huysmans, referenced as a parallel figure.
minor
First appearance: x
Monsieur Folantin first appears in 0012 x.
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the narrator's horrifying self-confrontation in the mirror, whe…
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