Heidi Weiss
The Austrian woman who brings evidence from the German side.
To understand her brother's death and compare accounts with Mathilde.
The book
At a glance
- the sister of a German soldier killed near Bingo
- The Austrian woman who brings evidence from the German side.
- To understand her brother's death and compare accounts with Mathilde.
- Her evidence helps narrow what happened in no-man's-land.
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeHeidi Weiss is the sister of a german soldier killed near bingo. The Austrian woman who brings evidence from the German side.
The character wants to understand her brother's death and compare accounts with mathilde.. That desire determines what is remembered, hidden, or investigated.
Her evidence helps narrow what happened in no-man's-land. The detail matters because Mathilde can reach the truth only by comparing partial accounts.
How the book draws them
- Rolethe sister of a German soldier killed near Bingo
- PressureThe Austrian woman who brings evidence from the German side.
- GoalTo understand her brother's death and compare accounts with Mathilde.
- EvidenceHer evidence helps narrow what happened in no-man's-land.
Her evidence helps narrow what happened in no-man's-land.
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