Short Fiction · Character
Laploshka
A shabby, persistent acquaintance whose small loan becomes a moral obligation that outlasts every reasonable expectation of repayment.
supporting
Also known as Laploshka Laploshka, the living Laploshka, the dead Laploshka
First appearance: The Soul of Laploshka
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Laploshka is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A miserly and entertaining man who dies of grief after the narrator refuses to repay two francs.
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Laploshka is the kind of man who lends money with an air of doing you a favor and then never lets you forget it, appearing at inconvenient moments to remind you of the debt. His poverty is real but his timing is…
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- Other
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- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Socially overwhelmed characters
- Social schemes and entanglements
- Name-based social amusement
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- Breaking point
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See Laploshka in The Soul of Laploshka