# Koller — The House of the Dead character guide

> Koller in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-part-i-x-christmas

## Who they are

A convict who is a former officer and a gambler.

## Relationships

### [Shilkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/shilkin)

_rivalry_

Koller and Shilkin are adversaries, frequently engaging in antagonistic interactions.

## In the story

### [IX: An Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-an-escape)

Suffers the worst punishment of all, receiving two thousand 'sticks' and being sent to another prison as a convict.

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