Short Fiction · Character
Nikolai Dmitrievitch
A character of some social standing, involved in personal drama.
minor
Also known as Nikolai
First appearance: short fiction
Nikolai Dmitrievitch shows up with force in A Grand Slam. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Dies of heart failure just as he is about to play a grand slam in no trumps, his lifelong ambition.
Nikolai Dmitrievitch first appears in 0001 short fiction.
In A Grand Slam: Dies of heart failure just as he is about to play a grand slam in no trumps, his lifelong ambition.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Social Standing and Dark Human Nature
- Authority and Enigmatic Women
- Protagonist
- Misfortune and Diminutive Figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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