War and Peace · Character
Malásha
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 232
Malásha watches the grown-ups from her perch on a brick oven, her shy delight brightening the room. Small and careful-footed, she seems to belong to a quieter world just beyond the generals’ attention.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- 6
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 232
- Books
- 1
Malásha, the six-year-old granddaughter of Andrew Savostyánov, watches the generals from atop a brick oven in the larger room. She smiles shyly at Konovnítsyn, then carefully climbs backward down, her bare feet finding the oven’s projections. Slipping between the generals’ legs, she brings an unselfconscious child’s presence into their crowded, serious gathering.
Description
Malásha is a six-year-old child with a small frame and bare little feet. She is seen perched atop a brick oven, looking down with shy delight and smiling. Her careful movements and quiet, watchful manner make her seem both cautious and curious; the text gives no details of her face, hair, coloring, or clothing.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- MI
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutúzovaffectionate acquaintance
Kutúzov had petted the six-year-old Malásha and given her a lump of sugar. She watches the council from the oven, calls him “Granddad” in her thoughts, and instinctively takes his side against Bennigsen.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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