Trudi Montag - The protagonist, a dwarf woman who becomes the town librarian in Burgdorf. She is an outsider who observes the townspeople's complicity during the Nazi era.

Leo Montag - Trudi's father, who runs the pay-library in Burgdorf.

Gertrude Montag - Trudi's mentally unstable mother who initially rejects her because of her dwarfism.

Frau Lene Grill - A Jewish woman in Burgdorf who befriends Trudi.

Frau Lene's husband and son - Other members of the Jewish Grill family in Burgdorf.

Frau Amalie Heimrich - A Catholic woman in Burgdorf who is cruel to Trudi.

Frau Heimrich's son Helmut - A Nazi soldier who bullies Trudi.

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