# Vautrin — Father Goriot character guide

> Vautrin in Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** M. Vautrin, Jacques Collin, Trompe-la-Mort

**First appearance:** 0001-father-goriot

## Who they are

Mysterious and manipulative boarder at the Maison Vauquer with a hidden criminal past as an escaped convict.

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