Short Fiction · Character

Alexis Konstantinovich Saveloff

A murder victim whose death sets a plot in motion.

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Also known as Alexis, Alexis Konstantinovich, Saveloff, the murdered Saveloff

First appearance: Short Fiction

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Alexis Konstantinovich Saveloff first appears in 0001 short fiction.

In Short Fiction: Target of Dr. Kerzhentseff's murder plot.

Later, in A Dilemma: Victim of the murder perpetrated by Dr. Kerzhentseff.

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Short Fiction
Target of Dr. Kerzhentseff's murder plot.
A Dilemma
Victim of the murder perpetrated by Dr. Kerzhentseff.
I
The victim, a writer and friend of the narrator, described as handsome but shallow, with a weak talent.
II
The intended victim of the narrator's murder plot.
III
Dismisses the narrator's fit with a single question and turns away, showing indifference.
V
The victim; Kerzhentseff kills him with a paperweight in his own drawing-room.
VI
Mentioned as the victim of the murder; his voice is imagined by Kerzhentseff.
VII
The victim of the murder Kerzhentseff discusses.
VIII
The victim of Dr. Kerzhentseff's murder; referred to as dead and decomposing.
III
The protagonist, who rejects his former identity as 'fine' and experiences a crisis of meaning, contemplating his past sacrifices and his new relationship with Liuba.

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