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
Read more about this topic: Strange Life Of Ivan Osokin
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