The Magic Mountain · Character
Lawyer Paravant
A patient obsessed with mathematical problems, representing the intellectual diversions of the sanatorium.
minor
Also known as Paravant, the devoted Paravant
First appearance: Encyclopaedic
Lawyer Paravant shows up with force in Analysis. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A rapt listener who flicks his ear to hear better and nods weightily in approval at Krokowski's conclusions.
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In Analysis: A rapt listener who flicks his ear to hear better and nods weightily in approval at Krokowski's conclusions. Later, in Encyclopaedic: Cited in the gossip about broken and new romantic bonds among the…
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- Other
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- Central Sanatorium Figures
- Secondary Patients & Staff
- Protagonist
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