# Hippolyte Perrotin — Clerambault character guide

> Hippolyte Perrotin in Clerambault by Romain Rolland.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Perrotin, the indulgent Perrotin

**First appearance:** 0002-clerambault

## Snapshot

Clerambault's pragmatic publisher and friend, who understands public opinion and tries to steer the poet away from dangerous sincerity.

## Who they are

Perrotin is the indulgent friend and publisher who knows how the world works and wants to keep Clerambault safe within it. Where the poet sees ideals, Perrotin sees readers, reputations, and the delicate machinery of public approval. His well-meaning efforts to manage Clerambault's image will become a quiet test of whether friendship can survive when one man insists on telling the truth.

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