Jules Duchon
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Jules Duchon is a fictional character
in Andrew Fox
's comic novels, Fat White Vampire Blues and Bride of the Fat White Vampire. He is the protagonist
in both novels, a morbidly obese vampire
who is often placed in amusingly humiliating or dangerous situations that are distinctly at odds the urbane stereotype
typified by Dracula
and his ilk.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in Andrew Fox
Andrew Fox
Andrew Fox is an American author from New Orleans. He has written two comic novels, Fat White Vampire Blues and Bride of the Fat White Vampire. Both novels feature Jules Duchon, a morbidly obese vampire who resides in New Orleans and works as a taxi driver...
's comic novels, Fat White Vampire Blues and Bride of the Fat White Vampire. He is the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
in both novels, a morbidly obese vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
who is often placed in amusingly humiliating or dangerous situations that are distinctly at odds the urbane stereotype
Stereotype
A stereotype is a popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings...
typified by Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
and his ilk.