Dom Grelsch is Luisa Rey’s boss at the magazine Spyglass. Although he seems at first like a washed-up editor who cares more about selling copies than printing the truth, he takes a big risk at a pivotal moment in the story by secretly supporting Luisa’s ambition to keep investigating the nuclear plant at Swannekke Island.
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Dom Grelsch Character Timeline in Cloud Atlas
The timeline below shows where the character Dom Grelsch appears in Cloud Atlas. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...the sewer that eat people. When it’s her turn to pitch to her boss, Dom Grelsch, Luisa is tired of reporting on untruthful stories. Instead, she proposes a story she heard...
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21. Luisa gets back to the office, and Grelsch is angry that she’s late for a meeting and that she continues to believe in...
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Chapter 9
...but can’t understand who’d want to take out Grimaldi at the same time. Her boss, Grelsch, is late to work. When he arrives, he tells them the magazine got sold and...
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...very rare recording, Luisa swears she’s heard it before. 54. Back at the Spyglass office, Grelsch calls Luisa into his office. Out of all the staff writers, she’s the only one...
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...day at Spyglass, Luisa gets coffee at a diner first and is surprised to see Grelsch there. Grelsch says he’s a regular at the diner—he and Luisa just always arrive at...
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