The Shaving of Shagpat · Character
Kresnuk
A character mentioned in the narrative.
minor
First appearance: the thwackings
Kresnuk shows up with force in The Burning of the Identical. The page is where that presence becomes real.
King of Gaf, one of the three visiting kings; recalls Baba Mustapha coming to his court and talking his Vizier into a dead sleep.
Kresnuk first appears in 0000 the thwackings.
In The Burning of the Identical: King of Gaf, one of the three visiting kings; recalls Baba Mustapha coming to his court and talking his Vizier into a dead sleep.
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- Bhanavar's Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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See Kresnuk in the thwackings