The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Thévenot
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 50
Thévenot feels like a traveler who has crossed far roads with curiosity as his quiet companion—until, for reasons the text does not reveal, that curiosity seems to fail him. He is a passing, wistful presence, more strongly marked by what he did not record than by any visible detail.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 50
- Books
- 1
The French traveler Thévenot passed through Sava but left no account of its ancient city, remarking that his spirit of curiosity had abandoned him. He died a few days later at Miana in Armenia, on November 28, 1667. The text preserves this brief, poignant trace of a traveler whose encounter with a place went unrecorded.
Description
Thévenot is identified as an adult man, but the text gives no further physical description. His height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, face, clothing, and distinguishing features are unknown; no particular visual style or demeanor is established.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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