# M. Bamatabois — Les Misérables character guide

> M. Bamatabois in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** XII M. Bamatabois

**First appearance:** 0058-xii-m-bamatabois-s-inactivity

## Who they are

A dandy who harasses Fantine on the street.

## In the story

### [M. Bamatabois’s Inactivity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/xii-m-bamatabois-s-inactivity)

A provincial dandy who torments Fantine by throwing snow on her back, then flees when Javert appears.

### [M. Bamatabois’s Inactivity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/xii-m-bamatabois-s-inactivity)

A provincial dandy who torments Fantine and then escapes when Javert appears.

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