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Sophie Carax
Laín Coubert is originally the name Carax gives to the devil in one of his novels. Later, it’s the alter ego he adopts after learning of Penélope’s death and beginning the quest to burn all his work. Although Daniel originally fears Coubert, once he realizes it’s actually Carax he admires and protects him. On the other hand, Nuria makes a sharp distinction between Julian Carax, with whom she fell in love, and Coubert, who is defined by hatred and capable of violence, such as his casual murder of Sanmartí. Like Zacarías, Coubert is a figure associated with the devil but neither wholly bad nor good. He’s also a disturbing reminder that one individual can be capable of both great brilliance and love and great violence and hatred.
Laín Coubert / The Stranger Quotes in The Shadow of the Wind
The The Shadow of the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Laín Coubert / The Stranger or refer to Laín Coubert / The Stranger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Nuria Monfort: Chapter 13
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I discovered that Laín Coubert, impersonating Julián, had been roaming through the city and visiting the Aldaya mansion.
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The Shadow of the Wind: Chapter 4
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It was Laín Coubert, just as I’d learned to fear him reading the pages of a book, so many years ago…I saw how the hand of the angel pierced [Fumero’s] chest, spearing him, how the accursed soul was driven out like black vapor, falling like frozen tears over the mirror of water.
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Laín Coubert / The Stranger Quotes in The Shadow of the Wind
The The Shadow of the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Laín Coubert / The Stranger or refer to Laín Coubert / The Stranger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Nuria Monfort: Chapter 13
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I discovered that Laín Coubert, impersonating Julián, had been roaming through the city and visiting the Aldaya mansion.
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The Shadow of the Wind: Chapter 4
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It was Laín Coubert, just as I’d learned to fear him reading the pages of a book, so many years ago…I saw how the hand of the angel pierced [Fumero’s] chest, spearing him, how the accursed soul was driven out like black vapor, falling like frozen tears over the mirror of water.
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