# Nikolai Ivannich — Short Fiction character guide

> Nikolai Ivannich in Short Fiction by Ivan Bunin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A named character with a patronymic, likely a local figure.

## In the story

### [A Goodly Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_30_se/chapters/a-goodly-life)

A widower storekeeper whom the narrator marries; he is thrifty, quiet, and initially hesitant due to her son.

### [Elijah, the Prophet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_30_se/chapters/elijah-the-prophet)

Semyon's thin-armed brother, who informs him of the trouble at home.

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