Short Fiction · Character
Sophie
The daughter of a general, loved by the mad clerk Poprishchin.
minor
First appearance: Memoirs of a Madman
Sophie shows up with force in Memoirs of a Madman. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The director's daughter, whom the narrator obsessively watches and refers to as 'Her Excellence.' She is described as proud, fond of balls, and the owner of the dog Meggy.
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- Viy story characters
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs as the auction transforms the deceased art-lover’s cherished colle…
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