Lost Illusions · Character
Boniface Cointet
A prosperous Angoulême printer whose quiet manners and long patience conceal a predator's instinct for swallowing his rivals whole.
supporting
Also known as Cointet, fat Cointet, tall Cointet
First appearance: part i two poets
As a supporting figure in Lost Illusions, Boniface Cointet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Part of the Cointet brothers who are the prospective buyers of David's business and paper-making discovery.
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Cointet belongs to the wealthy printing family that dominates Angoulême's paper trade, and his fortune makes him a natural counterweight to the struggling Séchard press. Where David Séchard dreams of invention, Cointet…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Angoulême Printers and Rivals
- Parisian Journalists and Publishers
- Miscellaneous Supporting Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the first major psychological reversal in Lucien and…
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- David Séchard
rivalry · negative
Cointet is a cunning businessman who exploits David's invention and schemes to ruin him… How this plays out →
- David Séchard
rivalry · negative
Cointet is a cunning businessman who exploits David's invention and schemes to ruin him… How this plays out →
- David Séchard
rivalry · negative
Cointet is a cunning businessman who exploits David's invention and schemes to ruin him… How this plays out →
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See Boniface Cointet in part i two poets