# The Book of Jade — Character guide

> Key figures in The Book of Jade by David Park Barnitz.

- [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The unnamed narrator or focal character, central to the book's introspective and poetic voice.
- [the Absolute](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/the_absolute.md): A philosophical or divine entity referenced as a sustained concept or character in the narrative.
- [Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/death.md): Personified Death, appearing as a recurring figure in the book's meditations on mortality.
- [Brahma](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/brahma.md): The Hindu creator god, invoked as a symbolic presence in the text.
- [Lo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/lo.md): A named figure, possibly a lover or muse, appearing in the poetic sections.
- [Leila](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/leila.md): A named character, likely a romantic or symbolic figure in the narrative.
- [Lili](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/lili.md): A named figure, possibly a variant of Leila or a separate character.

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