# Paul Verlaine — Against the Grain character guide

> Paul Verlaine in Against the Grain by J.-K. Huysmans.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Verlaine, Paul Verlaine

**First appearance:** 0012-x

## Who they are

Decadent poet whose work is analyzed by Des Esseintes as a master of linguistic artifice.

## In the story

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/chapters/xvi)

Mentioned alongside Mallarmé as an artist whose subtlety Des Esseintes cherishes but finds no kindred soul to share.

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