# Madame Podtotchina — Short Fiction character guide

> Madame Podtotchina in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madame Alexandra Podtotchina, Alexandra Podtotchina

**First appearance:** 0040-the-nose

## Who they are

A woman suspected by Kovaloff of causing his nose to vanish.

## In the story

### [The Nose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/the-nose)

A woman Kovaloff suspects of bewitching his nose away.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/ii)

Accused by Kovaloff of stealing his nose via witchcraft; she replies denying involvement and offering her daughter's hand.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/iii)

Encountered by Kovaloff on his walk; he speaks with her and her daughter.

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