Against the Grain · Character
Victor Hugo
Poet and novelist whose romanticism is critiqued by Des Esseintes.
minor
Also known as Hugo
First appearance: ii
Victor Hugo shows up with force in The Perfume Experiment. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an influence on perfumery's Romantic turn toward Oriental essences.
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- Catholic and mystical authors
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