# Yi Chin Ho — When God Laughs character guide

> Yi Chin Ho in When God Laughs by Jack London.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0005-the-chinago

## Snapshot

A condemned Chinese prisoner who bargains with a governor using nothing but a nose, turning his own execution into a wager on wit.

## Who they are

Yi Chin Ho sits in prison awaiting the chopping-block, a man the jailer calls a wag for his irrepressible humor even on the edge of death. He slips out at night to the Governor with a scheme: a nose, drawn on paper, sealed by the State, and worth ten thousand strings of cash if it leads to the man who owns it. He matters because his cunning turns a death sentence into a chase, and his story asks whether a condemned man's cleverness can outrun the gods who laugh at all human plans.

## Relationships

### [Pak Chung Chang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/pak_chung_chang)

_friendship_

Pak Chung Chang and Yi Chin Ho are likely friends or fellow travelers from a similar background.

### [Pak Chung Chang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/pak_chung_chang)

_friendship_

Pak Chung Chang and Yi Chin Ho are likely friends or fellow travelers from a similar background.

### [Pak Chung Chang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/pak_chung_chang)

_friendship_

Pak Chung Chang and Yi Chin Ho are likely friends or fellow travelers from a similar background.

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