Characters Satori (Winslow novel)
1 characters
1.1 nicholaï hel
1.2 solange picard
1.3 haverford
1.4 de lhandes
characters
nicholaï hel
nicholaï man seeking satori means freedom , peace of mind. when solange dies has given him satori. reason implicit since song me , bobby mcgee defined freedom nothing left lose. dies.
solange picard
solange has lost first love because murdered nazis. had first sex @ murderer because had pretend whore in order close enough him cut throat. gets obsessed contemporary french film: casque d or. tells nicholaï , friend de lhandes later can observe (chapter 149) cries each time again when marie (simone signoret) must watch lover dying.
her other trauma disclosed in chapter 140: neither beauty nor experience seem enough lovers find intriguing forever. feels “start find fault” , correct grammar before begin interested in other women. nicholaï, came receive corrections, different.
haverford
nicholaï s handler haverford, war hero , man of honour, fluent in 3 foreign languages (french, japanese, vietnamese). had idea release nicholaï. plans doublecrossed traitors within secret service.
de lhandes
the belgian private detective de lhandes suffers genetic disorder comparable famous french artist henri de toulouse-lautrec. nicholaï makes him friend inviting him brothel. in satori, uses dialog more in keeping beñat le cagot of original novel, “the gnome” whom becomes.
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