ABHIRAT ~ YOUNG AND BRITISH. CHANDRA’S LOVER
ADARSHA, MA ~ WALTER’S LANDLADY IN POONA
ANDREA, EGON, AND THEIR KIDS KATJA AND LUKAS ~ IN THE COUNTRY
ANDREAS (AVS) ~ LIAISON OFFICER IN WALTER’S ARMY UNIT AND FRIEND.
ANTHONY AND ALEXI ~ TRAVEL COMPANIONS IN IN THE EAST, TURNED LONG-TERM FRIENDS
ANTJE ~ KAVITA’S LEGAL NAME
ARIS ~ YACHT BROKER AND FRIEND IN PIRAEUS
BETTINA, HAUKE, AND WILMA ~ ACQUAINTANCES FROM THE DISCO IN BRANSFELD
BUD ~ HILDE’S LOVER IN OKLAHOMA CITY
CHANDRA ~ MOTHER OF WALTER’S THIRD CHILD
CHAKSHAN ~ HOST IN RAMESHWARAM
CHRISTEL ~ VISITOR IN VOLKER’S BIG HOUSE
CLAIRE, ELISABETH, WENDY ~ THREE WOMEN IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
CLAUDIA ~ HILDE’S DAUGHTER WITH KURT. HER THIRD CHILD
DAGMAR ~ ARRIVES WITH MARKUS, IS INTERESTED IN WALTER
DENISE ~ GIRLFRIEND WITH BABY.
DENISE HAUCK ~ ANDREAS’S GIRLFRIEND—OR NOT?
DIETER AND ANNE ~ HILDE’S FRIENDS WHO ALSO BECAME WALTER’S FRIENDS. THE TWO COUPLES DID A LOT OF SOCIALIZING TOGETHER.
EDELGARD ~ CHANDRA’S RESEARCH SPONSOR
ELISABETH ~ RED LIPS, WHITE BLOUSE, LARGE BOSOM. FRIENDLY GIRL, DAUGHTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PUB OWNER.
ELIZABETH ~ FROM FRANCE. MEETS WALTER IN GOA
ERZEBET AND GASPAR ~ EMIGRANTS FROM HUNGARY. ROOMMATES AND LONG-TERM FRIENDS.
ESHANA ~ SANNYAS NAME OF MONIKA
EVELYN ~ FIRST LOVE, INTENSELY. SCHOOLMATE OF WALTER’S.
FRANKIE ~ FELLOW PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL
FRAU GRETE MUELLER ~ BEST FRIEND OF WALTER’S MOTHER. SOMETIMES HIS BABY-SITTER AND MORE.
FRIEDER ~ LEGAL NAME OF CHANDRA AND WALTER’S SON
FRIEDRICH HERZOG ~ HIS “FATHER.”
GERHARD ~ IRENE’S BOYFRIEND AND CHESS PLAYER FOR MONEY.
GERHARD ~ WALTER’S TRADE SCHOOL CLASSMATE TURNED FRIEND.
GERLINDE KIRSCH ~ INTELLECTUAL ACQUAINTANCE OF WALTER
GIL ~ CUSTOMER IN THE CAFÉ WHO IS FRIENDLY TOWARDS WALTER
HANNCHEN ~ ONE OF FRIEDRICH’S NIECES AND KLAUS ~ HANNCHEN’ SPOUSE
HANS ~ BOMBAY LUFTHANSA OFFICE
HASMUKH, SWAMI PREM ~ WALTER’S FIRST SANNYAS NAME
HEDDA ~ KLARA’S GIRLFRIEND. CLASSMATE
HELMUT AND PERCY ~ TWO SWEET ACQUAINTANCES.
HILDE ~ WALTER’S LONG-TIME PARTNER, MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN. CONFIDANT.
IRENE ~ HILDE’S BEST FRIEND IN FRANKFURT. ALSO BECAME WALTER’S FRIEND AND CONFIDANTE.
JAAN, SWAMI ANAND ~ WALTER’S SECOND SANNYAS NAME
JOHANNES ~ HILDE AND WALTER’S SON. SECOND CHILD
KAETHE MUELLER ~ GRETE’S DAUGHTER. TALL, SLIM, LARGE BREASTS, MANY BOYFRIENDS, AND OCCASIONALLY WALTER’S SITTER.
KARIN ~ WHO LIVED NEAR TRIER
KIERSTEN ~ BEAUTIFUL, BLOND, AND CARING DANISH WOMAN
KLARA ~ GASPAR’S NEW GIRLFRIEND
KNUT ~ BAKER AND NANNY
KURT ~ ARTIST. WALTER’S SUCCESSOR WITH HILDE
LALITYA, ALKA, PARICHARA, KAYA ~ SANNYASIN WOMEN WHO BECAME FRIENDLY WITH HASMUKH
LARS ~ FELLOW TRAVELER, THE EXPLORERS MET IN BHADRA, INDIA
LINA ~ SWEETHEART OF A WOMAN WHO LOVED WALTER. OPA MITTLER’S SECOND WIFE.
LISA FROM LOS ANGELES ~ PERKY, CURLY. IN AND OUT.
LISA HERZOG ~ HIS MOTHER.
MADELEINE ~ WALTER’S FIRST INTIMATE GIRLFRIEND FOR SOME TIME.
MADIR ~ DEALER IN SIDNEY
MAGDA ~ WALTER AND HILDE’S DAUGHTER. FIRST BORN CHILD
MANUELA ~ AND HER DAUGHTER AGNES IN GRUENEBURGPARK
MARGARETHA ~ LOVES WALTER. HE LOVES HER
MARKUS ~ STUDENT OF THE LAW. FREQUENT VISITOR AT WESTENDSTRASSE
MELANIE ~ AFFILIATED WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICE
NELSON ~ LAWYER’S SON AND ACTIVIST.
NIMISHA, SARANGO ~ ROOMMATES WITH BABY IN HAMBURG
NIRVESHA ~ MARGARETHA’S SANNYAS NAME
OLOF ~ KAVITA’S FATHER
OPA MITTLER ~ LINA’S FATHER, WALTER’S GRANDFATHER. GRUMPY OLD MAN.
PARMESH ~ FRIEDER’S SANNYAS NAME
PHIL ~ GI TURNED HIPPIE FROM THE BRONX. ORIGINALLY PUERTO RICO.
PUNITAM ~ HOUSE OWNER OF THE SMALL COMMUNE IN WOHLTORF
RAIMUND ~ FRIEND AND VOLUNTEER AT THE INFORMATION SERVICE
RAINER ~ BUSINESS-SCHOOL CLASSMATE AND FRIEND.
RAKKASA ~ HASMUKH’S BELOVED FOR QUITE SOME TIME
RONALD ~ IMPRESSIVE GUITAR PLAYER. QUIET HELP IN THE CAFÉ
RUTH ~ WERNER PICK’S WIFE
SAMIT ~ SWISS SWAMI. DID NOT HAND OVER THE FUNDS FOR HASMUKH
SANDOR ~ HUNGARIAN HAPPENING ARTIST. ONE-MAN-BAND
SAROJA, TANYA, MICHAEL, HARSHINI, YOGESH ~ OF THE HOISBUETTEL COMMUNE
SILKE ~ MOTHER OF A TWO-YEAR-OLD AND PREGNANT AGAIN
SUDHA, MA YOGA ~ FAVORITE THERAPIST
SUSANNE ~ LISA HERZOG’S SISTER WITH WHOM SHE GREW UP IN FRANKFURT.
UDGATA ~ FELLOW STUDENT OF CHANDRA
ULRIKE, SHEIK, BERT ~ COUNTRY DWELLERS
VOLKER ~ FOUNDER OF ANOTHER LAND COMMUNE
WALDEMAR ~ NEW AGE LANDLORD OF THE FAMILY IN HAMBURG
WALTER HERZOG ~ THIS BOOK IS A TRUE STORY ABOUT FIFTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
WERNER PUCK ~ FIRST, FRIEND OF RAINER’S, THEN WALTER’S BEST FRIEND