person
Nikolai Kusmitsch
also: Nikolaj Kusmitsch
A petty St Petersburg clerk, Malte's neighbour; having reckoned his remaining life into seconds, he splits into a lordly benefactor and a thrifty pensioner of his own time, then finds himself cheated of it.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §337 Nikolai Kusmitsch
The petty St Petersburg clerk who, having reckoned his remaining life into seconds, splits into a lordly benefactor and a thrifty pensioner of his own time---and is swindled of it.