# Hans Pfaall — Short Fiction character guide

> Hans Pfaall in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** One Hans Pfaall

**First appearance:** 0014-the-unparalleled-adventure-of-one-hans-pfaall

## Who they are

Man who claims to have traveled to the moon in a balloon.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

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The narrator receives and recounts the fantastic tale of Hans Pfaall's balloon journey to the moon.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

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The narrator receives and recounts the fantastic tale of Hans Pfaall's balloon journey to the moon.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

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The narrator receives and recounts the fantastic tale of Hans Pfaall's balloon journey to the moon.

## In the story

### [The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-unparalleled-adventure-of-one-hans-pfaall)

The protagonist and narrator, a desperate debtor who constructs a balloon to escape his creditors and embark on a journey to the moon.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced in the endnotes regarding the publication history and comparison with Locke's 'Moon-Story.'

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