Zimmer
Character
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reliable, trustable, devoted, vulnerable
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brilliant, hard working, conscientious
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serious, thoughtful
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lonely and alone, inhibited
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generous (his finances are not so solid, wants nothing in return from Fogg)
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modest
Appearance
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small
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curly black hair
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contained upright posture
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metal ringed glasses
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growing a beard
-> looks like a young rabbi(t)
Facts
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studies comparative literature at Columbia, has a scholarship
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writing strange poetry is important to him
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passion for obscure and forgotten books
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was just left by his girlfriend (looks everyday for letters from her)
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best friend of Fogg
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Fogg lives with him in his apartment for over a month
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makes Fogg talk to Kitty Wu
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later he has a family
Additional
Facts
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Auster also wrote a novel called “The Book of Illusions” about
Zimmer which describes his later life