The Chinese Mistress

Dramatis Personae Ivo Bianchi: Young historian born in Milan. Federica Dolfin: Venetian Aristocrat. Meryem Mahjoub: Young Moroccan with residence in Venice. Flavius Tullius: Centurion Roman in the 1st century BC, commander of a century. Lucius Sallustius: Signifer (standard bearer) of the century. Zhou Lian: (Lian Zhou) Chinese anthropologist. Andrea Bembo: Venetian Merchant of the 16th Century Cosimo Badoer: Young Venetian aristocrat, nephew of Bembo. Tiziana Bembo Badoer: Sister of Andrea, mother of Cosimo Pietro Badoer: father of Cosimo, husband of Tiziana. Bahadur: Persian warrior in the service of Andrea Bembo. Gerel: Woman of Mongolian origin. Ganzorig: Head of a Mongol horde. Enkhtuya: Daughter of Ganzorig. Chingis: Mongolian villager Zhou Fang: Father of Lian Zhou Ai: Mother of Lian. Zhou Bo: Brother of Lian. Zhou Fen: Sister of Lian Colonel Chang: Lian's hierarchical superior Riccardo and Anna Bianchi: Ivo's parents. Chiara and Matteo Bianchi: Brothers of Ivo. Enrico Maria Confalone: Noble Neapolitan, Director of the Italian Fondazione per gli Studi Storici Superiori Colonel Huang: Member of the secret services of the Chinese government.