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Poluche

A professor or teacher.

minor

Also known as Professor Poluche, the equitable Poluche

First appearance: part i caught in the net

Poluche shows up with force in An Academy of Music. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Professor at the music academy; brutally disciplines child musicians with a whip.
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In An Academy of Music: Professor at the music academy; brutally disciplines child musicians with a whip. Later, in Diamond Cut Diamond: A professor at the academy who is reprimanded by Perpignan for putting students…

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See Poluche in part i caught in the net

Character Web

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DTDaddy TantaineBEBeaumarchefPAPalouzetPEPerpignanMBMother BrigautPOPoluche

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor background figures
  • Central criminal network
  • Secondary criminal associates

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Poluche in part i caught in the net
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