The Grand Babylon Hotel · Character
Baroness Zerlinski
A mysterious baroness who visits the hotel briefly.
minor
Also known as the Baroness Zerlinski, Zerlinski, the Baroness
First appearance: viii arrival and departure of the baroness
Baroness Zerlinski's tie to Nella Racksole is one of the pressures that moves The Grand Babylon Hotel—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Implied to be the Berlin actress; she is the woman with the red hat at the roulette table, described as handsome, sinister, and Junoesque.
Baroness Zerlinski first appears in 0007 viii arrival and departure of the baroness.
With Nella Racksole (social): Baroness Zerlinski and Nella Racksole are fellow guests at the hotel, with a cordial but distant acquaintance. With Nella Racksole (social): Baroness Zerlinski and Nella Racksole are fellow guests at the hotel, with a cordial but distant acquaintance. With Nella Racksole (social): Baroness Zerlinski and Nella Racksole are fellow guests at the hotel, with a cordial but distant acquaintance.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Royalty and intrigue targets
- Protagonist
- Hotel insiders and conspirators
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Nella Racksole
social · positive
Baroness Zerlinski and Nella Racksole are fellow guests at the hotel, with a cordial but… How this plays out →
- Nella Racksole
social · positive
Baroness Zerlinski and Nella Racksole are fellow guests at the hotel, with a cordial but… How this plays out →
- Nella Racksole
social · positive
Baroness Zerlinski and Nella Racksole are fellow guests at the hotel, with a cordial but… How this plays out →
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