# Professor Z. — Ashenden character guide

> Professor Z. in Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-behind-the-scenes

## Who they are

A reclusive academic with secret knowledge.

## In the story

### [Love and Russian Literature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashenden_se/chapters/xv-love-and-russian-literature)

A key figure with absolute authority over Czechs in Russia, though he has scruples that require some operations to be kept from him.

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