Là-Bas · Character

Dr. Johannès

A physician and occultist who reads Durtal's spiritual symptoms, offering esoteric counsel that turns the novelist's research into something far more personal and dangerous.

supporting

Also known as Johannès, Only Dr. Johannès

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in Là-Bas, Dr. Johannès is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as a powerful exorcist who saved nuns from incubi and liberated Gévingey from a spell.

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Dr. Johannès moves between the consulting room and the séance, a man of medicine who takes seriously what his colleagues would dismiss as superstition. He is the one Durtal can confess to about the anonymous letters and the sensual fever they have ignited, since a doctor meets scores of people and can ask the questions a friend cannot. His willingness to treat the occult as a real force gives Durtal both a confidant and a push toward the darker experiments that structure the novel's middle.

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Character Web

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Relationship types

Friendship
Professional
Other

Character groups

Occult and Satanic Figures
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Des Hermies
friendship · positive
Durtal
professional · positive
Carhaix
friendship · positive
Carhaix
friendship · positive
Durtal
professional · positive
Des Hermies
friendship · positive
Durtal
professional · positive
Des Hermies
friendship · positive

Des Hermies
Des Hermies and Dr. Johannès are allies in occult studies, with Johannès providing medical and alchemical insights.
Durtal
Dr. Johannès is a physician and occultist who advises Durtal on matters of alchemy and spiritual health.
Carhaix
Carhaix and Dr. Johannès share a quiet friendship, bonded by their roles as caretakers of tradition and knowledge.
Carhaix
Carhaix and Dr. Johannès share a quiet friendship, bonded by their roles as caretakers of tradition and knowledge.
Durtal
Dr. Johannès is a physician and occultist who advises Durtal on matters of alchemy and spiritual health.
Des Hermies
Des Hermies and Dr. Johannès are allies in occult studies, with Johannès providing medical and alchemical insights.
Durtal
Dr. Johannès is a physician and occultist who advises Durtal on matters of alchemy and spiritual health.
Des Hermies
Des Hermies and Dr. Johannès are allies in occult studies, with Johannès providing medical and alchemical insights.

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