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Barbu

A bearded prisoner, his name meaning 'bearded' in French.

minor

Also known as Barbu

First appearance: iv le nouveau

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TFThe Fighting S…PTPete the ShadowNANarratorJLJean le NègreBABon AlorsBABarbu

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Miscellaneous Prisoners and Figures
  • Narrator's Close Associates
  • Protagonist
  • Central Camp Characters
  • Quirky Individual Prisoners

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Barbu in iv le nouveau