# Monsieur Landau — Anna Karenina character guide

> Monsieur Landau in Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Landau, Jules Landau

**First appearance:** 0155-part-v-xxxii

## Who they are

A French mystic and 'clairvoyant' who influences Countess Lidia Ivanovna and Karenin.

## In the story

### [Stepan Arkadyevitch in Petersburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xx)

Revealed to be a former shop clerk turned clairvoyant, now called Count Bezzubov; his advice is sought by Karenin and Lidia Ivanovna on personal matters, including Anna's fate.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xxi)

The mystic Count Bezzubov. He is silent and ethereal, drifting around the room, listening with eyes closed, and is treated with reverence by Lidia and Karenin.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xxii)

The French mystic who falls into a trance (or pretends to). He speaks as if channeling, demanding the last person who arrived (Stiva) to leave, which directly impacts Anna's divorce prospects.

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