Bellefleur (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Joyce Carol Oates
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Gothic
- Time of Work: Five years in the 1930’s, and 1806-1826
- Setting: A mythical region resembling the Adirondacks, and Mount Blanc
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Family or family life, Suicide, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Violence, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Fantasy, Sixteenth century, Bombs
- Locales: Adirondacks, NY
Characters Discussed
Leah Bellefleur, the daughter of Della Pym. She marries her first cousin Gideon. A dominating figure in the family who is believed to have the power to control events, Leah is beautiful, energetic, and passionate. Her youthful sexual hunger develops into an obsession with winning the release of convicted mass-murderer Jean-Pierre Bellefleur II and reuniting the 3-million-acre Bellefleur empire.
Gideon Bellefleur, the son of Noel Bellefleur. He marries his first cousin Leah. Gideon is strikingly handsome, emotionally reserved, and physically...
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Joyce Carol Oates (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Joyce Carol Oates (Poetry)Joyce Carol Oates (Short Fiction)Joyce Carol Oates (Long Fiction)Joyce Carol Oates (Identities and Issues)Joyce Carol Oates (Sixties in America)
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