War and Peace · Character
the Kurágins' tutor
Also known as the Swiss
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 87
A quiet trace of the Kurágins’ household, he brings the unassuming air of a former tutor into a very different kind of gathering. Little is said of him, but his presence hints at a life spent observing other people’s worlds.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 87
- Books
- 1
Once employed as tutor to the Kurágins, the Swiss appears later among the men gathered for a Masonic meeting. Beyond that shift of setting, the text gives him no developed personal arc or named relationships; he remains a brief, unobtrusive figure at the edge of the story.
Description
The text identifies him as a Swiss man and formerly a tutor, but gives no description of his height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, or face. His clothing and distinguishing features are likewise unspecified. Any fuller portrait would go beyond what the book establishes.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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