War and Peace · minor
Nastásya Ivánovna
fictional · female
A buffoon who goes by a woman’s name, she is seen in a woman’s cloak.
Aliases
the buffoon
Appearances
- First: Book SEVEN · Chapter IV · ¶ 24
- Latest: Book SEVEN · Chapter IX · ¶ 24
Quotations
“This person was a gray-bearded old man in a woman’s cloak, with a tall peaked cap on his head. He was the buffoon, who went by a woman’s name, Nastásya Ivánovna.”
““Well, Nastásya Ivánovna!” whispered the count, winking at him.”
“Why, fleas, crickets, grasshoppers,” answered the buffoon.”