Short Fiction · Character
Monsieur Morissot
A modest Parisian watchmaker whose love of fishing leads him to slip past enemy lines for one last afternoon on the river.
supporting
Also known as Morissot
First appearance: short fiction
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A watchmaker and avid fisherman who reunites with his friend Sauvage during the siege.
Monsieur Morissot is a quiet, unassuming man whose passion for angling predates the siege of Paris, a hobby that once connected him to simpler days and a friend named Sauvage. With the city under Prussian occupation, he grows restless and nostalgic, willing to risk danger for the familiar pleasure of a riverbank. His decision to go fishing despite the war sets in motion a story about ordinary men caught between private joys and public catastrophe.
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