person
Karl Ivanovich Wanze
Wanze
also: Карл Иванович Ванце
The neighbor Zhenya eventually marries; his German surname means "bedbug," a private joke the narrator savors.
Reading notes
- Another Case §4 Karl Ivanovich Wanze
The neighbor Zhenya eventually marries; the narrator notes with private glee that his German surname, Wanze, means "bedbug" -- a petty jab tucked into an aside.