# Menshoff — The Village character guide

> Menshoff in The Village by Ivan Bunin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-village

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a local resident.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-ii-vii)

Kuzma's driver, a sick peasant with a swollen throat, who comments on the local people and their celebrations.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-ii-viii)

Accompanies Kuzma as the driver; his simple, indifferent demeanor contrasts with Kuzma's distress.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-ii-ix)

Paid off by Kuzma at the start of the chapter, though not otherwise present.

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