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Vincent Smith Alkaitis

Love interest of another character in the novel, this figure exerts more influence in her absence than in her presence.

Natalia “Talia” Anderson

Love interest of the protagonist, this character finds herself displaced in time but not in affection after being displaced economically and socially.

Aretta

A publicist, this character serves as a helper to other characters and is saved by illicit means.

Ephrem

Sometime friend and sometime employer to the protagonist, this character takes on an antagonistic role, the shift an indication of the effects of bureaucracy upon people.

Mirella Kessler

A widow, this character repeatedly encounters the protagonist across a span of years.

Olive Llewellyn

A writer, this character may be something of an authorial stand-in.

Gaspery-Jacques Roberts

The protagonist of the novel, this character is presented as something of an everyman figure, allowing for readerly identification.

Zoey Roberts

Sister of the protagonist, this...

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