Nadya is a woman who belongs to the group of Romany people who move into Lale’s block. At first, Lale is hesitant to embrace his new neighbors, but he soon grows fond of them and develops a close relationship with Nadya, who reminds him of his mother. This makes a certain amount of sense, since Nadya was once a mother herself, though her family died before she was taken to Birkenau. When the Nazis collect the Romany people in the middle of the night and force them out of the camp, Lale is particularly devastated to see Nadya go.
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Nadya Character Timeline in The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The timeline below shows where the character Nadya appears in The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 10
...closer to the Romany people, forming an especially close bond with an old woman named Nadya who lost her son and husband to typhus before coming to Birkenau. Nadya has a...
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Chapter 22
...he sees that the SS officers are taking the Romany prisoners away. Horrified, Lale sees Nadya and he tells her not to leave, but she says she has no choice, adding,...
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