# The General — Short Fiction character guide

> The General in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0040-the-nose

## Who they are

A high-ranking officer who rebuffs Kovaloff's attempts to report his missing nose.

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