Short Fiction · Character
Semyon Vasilyevich Kotel’nikov
A character involved in military or administrative affairs.
minor
Also known as Kotel’nikov, Semyon Vasilyevich, Semyon, Vasilyevich
First appearance: short fiction
Semyon Vasilyevich Kotel’nikov shows up with force in An Original. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The protagonist, a civil servant who claims to love negresses, gains fame for his 'originality,' marries Miss Korraito, and dies maintaining his persona.
Semyon Vasilyevich Kotel’nikov first appears in 0001 short fiction.
In An Original: The protagonist, a civil servant who claims to love negresses, gains fame for his 'originality,' marries Miss Korraito, and dies maintaining his persona.
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor and Support Characters
- Military and Religious Authority
- Family and Patriarchal Dynamics
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