Against the Grain · Character
Ruysbroek
Flemish mystic whose spiritual writings are admired by Des Esseintes.
minor
First appearance: xii
Ruysbroek's tie to De Falloux is one of the pressures that moves Against the Grain—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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- Catholic and mystical authors
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