# Captain Brunot — The Moon and Sixpence character guide

> Captain Brunot in The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Brunot, Rene Brunot, Brunot, Rene, Capitaine Brunot

**First appearance:** 0043-xliv

## Who they are

A French planter in Tahiti who tells the narrator about Strickland.

## In the story

### [LIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/liii)

A middle-aged French sea captain who knew Strickland well, visited him at his home, and was the first to admire his paintings in the islands.

### [LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/liv)

Explains his shared passion for beauty with Strickland and recounts his own story of building a life and garden on a remote island.

### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lv)

Present during Dr. Coutras's narration, exchanging courtesies with the doctor before the story begins.

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