The Fixer | Deputy Warden
The Deputy Warden is never called by name in this book, but he is Yakov's chief antagonist. His first words to Yakov are "Hello, blood-drinker, welcome to the Promised land.... Here we'll feed you flour and blood until you shit matzos." He is the one who gives Yakov's guards their orders: when they feel some sympathy toward Yakov, they must take care that the Deputy Warden will not show up and prosecute them for disobeying. The Deputy Warden objects when Bibikov visits Yakov in jail, and soon after Bibikov is himself arrested and tortured. The Deputy Warden tries to make Yakov...
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