# Grandpapa — Suspiria de Profundis character guide

> Grandpapa in Suspiria de Profundis by Thomas De Quincey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-the-affliction-of-childhood

## Who they are

The narrator's grandfather, mentioned in childhood memories.

## Relationships

### [Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/characters/fanny)

_family_

Fanny is the granddaughter of Grandpapa, sharing a tender familial bond with the elderly man.

## In the story

### [The Affliction of Childhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/chapters/the-affliction-of-childhood)

Grandpapa is referenced in the context of the narrator's family and the nursery collection of books.

### [Memorial Suspiria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/chapters/memorial-suspiria)

Mentioned in passing as part of the family background, but not a central figure in this chapter.

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