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Archibald (Archie) Jones, 47-year-old English World War II veteran -…
Archibald (Archie) Jones, 47-year-old English World War II veteran
Clara Bowden-Jones, mother of Irie Jones and the wife of Archie Jones
Irie Ambrosia Jones, daughter of Archie Jones and Clara Bowden Jones
Sir Edmund Flecker Glenard, a ruthless colonist and the founder of Glenard Oak Comprehensive School, which was originally a workhouse for Jamaican immigrants
Mr. J. P. Hamilton, n older white man, “reminiscent of some genteel elderly eagle,” whom Millat, Magid, and Irie visit as part of a community initiative for their school
Hortense Bowden, Hortense is Clara’s mother and Irie’s grandmother, daughter to Ambrosia and born in the midst of the 1907 Kingston, Jamaica earthquake
Captain Charlie Durham, a British colonist posted to Jamaica in the early 20th century, where he meets Ambrosia Bowden
Ambrosia Bowden, Clara’s grandmother and Irie’s great-grandmother, a Jamaican woman who becomes pregnant by Captain Charlie Durham, an Englishman, in the early 20th century
Ryan Topps, Clara Bowden’s former boyfriend
Darcus Bowden, Clara’s father, an “odiferous, moribund, salivating old man” who, before his death, rarely moved from his position in a bug-infested armchair in a corner of the Bowdens’ home
Samad Iqbal, a middle-aged Bangladeshi immigrant who fought in World War II with Archie Jones, who becomes Samad’s close friend
Alsana Iqbal (née Begum), Samad’s wife and the mother of Millat and Magid Iqbal. She is 20 years old
Millat Iqbal, one of Alsana and Samad Iqbal’s twin boys, and the more troubled of the two
Magid Iqbal, the older of Alsana and Samad’s twins. He’s more mature, measured, and intellectual
Neena Begum, Neena is Alsana Begum’s niece. Alsana often calls her “Niece of Shame,” in reference to Neena’s untraditional ways: unlike Alsana, she swears, talks openly about sex and feminism, and is a lesbian (which Alsana disapproves of).
Mangal Pande, Mangal Pande is Samad’s alleged great-grandfather, an Indian sepoy
Shiva Bhagwati, a good-looking Hindu waiter at the curry restaurant where Samad works
Poppy Burt-Jones, the music teacher at Glenard Oak Comprehensive School. She is a friendly redheaded woman who prides herself on her cultural awareness, though her comments about Indian culture are often misguided. She has a brief affair with Samad Iqbal.
Marcus Chalfen, Marcus Chalfen is the patriarch of the Chalfen family, an Oxbridge-educated scientist
Joyce Chalfen, the matriarch of the Chalfen family, and an acclaimed botanist and writer. She is the wife of Marcus and the mother of four sons: Joshua, Benjamin, Jack, and Oscar
Joshua Chalfen, the son of Joyce and Marcus, and the oldest brother of Benjamin, Jack, and Oscar. Josh is a student at Glenard Oak who knows Irie Jones from orchestra clase.
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Dr. Marc-Pierre Perret (Dr. Sick), During World War II, Archie and Samad encounter Dr. Perret, a young French scientist and Nazi collaborator, in Bulgaria, where he is hiding out in a decrepit house
Kelvin Hero, Archie’s boss at MorganHero, a printing firm
Horst Ibelgaufts, a mysterious Swedish gynecologist who competed with Archie in track cycling at the 1948 Olympics in London
Brother Ibrahim ad-Din Shukrallah, the founder of KEVIN, “an impressive man with a formidable reputation” but a poor orator. He was born to “Presbyterian dipsomaniacs” in Barbados, but he converted to Islam after a “vision.”