# Amrou — The Cream of the Jest character guide

> Amrou in The Cream of the Jest by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the victorious Arabian general Amrou

**First appearance:** 0020-xvi-they-come-to-a-high-place

## Who they are

A historical general appearing briefly in the narrative's visions.

## In the story

### [Deals with Pen Scratches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/xxiv-deals-with-pen-scratches)

The victorious Arabian general who orders the destruction of the library, justifying it with utilitarian logic.

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