# Pierre Bon-Bon — Short Fiction character guide

> Pierre Bon-Bon in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bon-Bon, Bon, the philosophic Bon-Bon, Monsieur Bon-Bon, Monsieur Bon

**First appearance:** 0008-bon-bon

## Snapshot

A Rouen restaurateur and self-styled philosopher whose kitchen wisdom and metaphysical vanity make him the perfect host for an uninvited guest from below.

## Who they are

Pierre Bon-Bon runs a celebrated café in the cul-de-sac Le Febre, where his pâtés and his essays sur la Nature are equally renowned among the savants of Rouen. He believes the intellect and the stomach are intimately connected, a conviction that fuels both his culinary pride and his philosophical pretensions. When a certain visitor arrives to collect on an old bargain, Bon-Bon's vanity and his appetite become the story's central comic battleground.

## Relationships

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

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The narrator encounters Bon-Bon, a philosopher and restaurateur, in a comedic and philosophical dialogue.

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

_social_

The narrator encounters Bon-Bon, a philosopher and restaurateur, in a comedic and philosophical dialogue.

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

_social_

The narrator encounters Bon-Bon, a philosopher and restaurateur, in a comedic and philosophical dialogue.

## In the story

### [Bon-Bon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/bon-bon)

The protagonist, a restaurateur and philosopher known for his love of bargains and wine.

### [Bon-Bon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/bon-bon)

Alternate name for the same character, used in the narrative.

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