# Baron de Charlus — In Search of Lost Time character guide

> Baron de Charlus in In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** M. de Charlus, Charlus, Palamède, Mémé

**First appearance:** 0013-volume-iii-the-guermantes-way

## Who they are

An aristocratic, flamboyant, and complex figure with hidden desires and a sharp wit.

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