Strange Life of Ivan Osokin - Characters

Characters

  • Ivan Osokin, the main character of the novel
  • The Magician, a minor but important character who makes appearances at the beginning and end of the novel, a possible reference to Ouspensky's teacher George Gurdjieff

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