Victory · Character
Baron Heyst
Axel Heyst's deceased father, a Swedish philosopher who shaped his son's detachment.
minor
Also known as the late Baron Heyst, Heyst
First appearance: victory
Baron Heyst shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Heyst's father, a philosopher who wrote many books and quarreled with his family in Sweden.
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In IV: Heyst's father, a philosopher who wrote many books and quarreled with his family in Sweden. His death prompted Heyst to leave on his own. Later, in III: Heyst's father, an expatriated Swede and disillusioned…
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