Short Fiction · Character
Yergunov
A man whose story unfolds in the collection.
minor
Also known as Meanwhile Yergunov
First appearance: a living chattel
Yergunov shows up with force in The Horse-Stealers. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Hospital assistant who loses his way in a snowstorm and seeks shelter at a tavern, where his horse is stolen.
Yergunov first appears in 0000 a living chattel.
In The Horse-Stealers: Hospital assistant who loses his way in a snowstorm and seeks shelter at a tavern, where his horse is stolen.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse characters in dramatic and everyday life
- Disillusioned professionals and family figures
- Social and familial conflict participants
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak where Ivan Dmitritch’s paranoid resistance…
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See Yergunov in a living chattel