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Old Levas

An old man whose death becomes a source of morbid curiosity and family conflict.

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Also known as Monsieur Levas, Levas

First appearance: short fiction

Old Levas shows up with force in A Christmas Tale. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The blacksmith who finds the egg on the road and brings it home, leading to his wife's possession.
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In A Christmas Tale: The blacksmith who finds the egg on the road and brings it home, leading to his wife's possession. Later, in A Walk: The protagonist, a 40-year bookkeeper whose life of routine and isolation leads…

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Leuillet receives news of Souris’s sudden death and experienc…

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