Against the Grain · Character
Odilon Redon
Symbolist painter whose works are collected by Des Esseintes.
minor
Also known as Redon
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Odilon Redon shows up with force in Chapter V. The page is where that presence becomes real.
His bizarre and nightmarish drawings captivate Des Esseintes, evoking memories of typhoid fever and the works of Poe.
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