# Frau Iltis — The Magic Mountain character guide

> Frau Iltis in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Iltis

**First appearance:** 0012-breakfast

## Who they are

A patient at the Berghof sanatorium.

## In the story

### [In the Restaurant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/in-the-restaurant)

Referenced in gossip shared by Joachim; alleged to carry a 'steriletto,' a malapropism that fuels the cousins' laughter and illustrates the trivial intrigues among patients.

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