Jean-Christophe · Character
Lucien Lévy-Coeur
A Jewish intellectual and critic in Paris.
minor
Also known as Lucien Lévy - Coeur, Lévy - Coeur, Lucien, Coeur
First appearance: I
Lucien Lévy-Coeur shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Lucien is Christophe's polite and cunning adversary, who uses gentle irony to undermine Christophe and isolate him from social circles.
Lucien Lévy-Coeur first appears in 0021 i.
In III: Lucien is Christophe's polite and cunning adversary, who uses gentle irony to undermine Christophe and isolate him from social circles.
Later, in I: Mentioned as a caricature of the modern French mind, whom Christophe had previously mistaken as typical of France.
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- Other
Character groups
- Parisian critics and intellectuals
- Aristocratic and salon patrons
- Christophe's lovers and close friends
- Jewish friends and colleagues
- Later life companions and family
- Christophe's immediate family
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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