Florent

Florent is the main character in Le ventre de Paris. He is stepbrother of Quenu.
He returns to Paris 8 years after being deported to Cayenne for his part in the 1848 uprising.
He lodges with his brother and his wife Lisa, and takes up a position as inspector in the fish market of Les Halles. His thoughts however, are still of revolution and this is his eventual downfall even though in reality he is a kind person who we know would not hurt a fly.
He is eventually deported again. Described by Claude Lantier as one of the “thins”, his impact on his middle class brother and his wife is the subject of the book.