Characters
- Mustafa Sa'eed
- The Narrator*
- Jean Morris
- Sheila Greenwood
- Ann Hammond
- Mahjoub
- Bint Mahmoud (Hosna)
- Bint Majzoub
- The Narrator's Wife
- The Narrator's Father
- Hajj Ahmed (The Narrator's Grandfather)
- The Narrator's Mother
- Wad Rayyes
- Isabella Seymour
- Mrs. Robinson
- Mr. Robinson
- The Narrator is commonly mistakenly referred to as "Effendi" - the word Effendi is merely a sign of respect for another. The narrator's actual name is never given throughout the novel.
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