'quiddity' in How Fiction Works

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(noun) the inherent nature or essence of someone or something; a distinctive feature; a peculiarity

Updike must work to establish the quiddity of his character

I totally forgot the meaning of quiddity :(

a truly awful excerpt from Terrorist follows

—p.23 Narrating (5) by James Wood

uncertain

quiddity (en)