The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Bonocio of Mestre
Also known as Bonocio
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
Bonocio is known by the place he comes from more than by any vivid detail of appearance: a man of Mestre, briefly glimpsed in the record. That small trace leaves him intriguing, a life momentarily caught at the edge of a larger story.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
Bonocio of Mestre appears in connection with a wine-smuggling case, a fleeting figure in the account rather than a fully drawn personality. The text gives no further detail about his motives, relationships, or what became of him.
Description
The account identifies Bonocio as a man from Mestre but offers no description of his face, complexion, hair, build, or clothing. His age and bearing are not specified, so a faithful portrait should leave those details open rather than assign him invented features.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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