| 1 | Arthur | Less | Gay author who tricks his readers that he is a girl. Protagonist. |
| | H.H.H. | Mandern | Famous science fiction author Less interviewed. |
| | Carlos | Pelu | Less's old rival. |
| | Robert | Brownburn | Less's ex-live in partner. An older poet. |
| | Federico | Pelu | Carlos's adopted son. Less's lover. aka: Freddy. |
| | Tom | | Freddy's son. |
| | Caroline | Dennis | Carlos and Freddy's acquaintance. aka: Mrs. Dennis. |
| | Howard | | Less's former lover. |
| | Thomas | Dennis | Federico's husband. |
| | Zohra | | Less's friend whom he never met. |
| | Lewis | | Less's friend. |
| | Janice | | A bookstore employee. |
| | Arlo | | Howard's friend. |
| | | | Kalipso - Less's novel. |
| | Peter | Hunt | Less's agent. |
| | Cole | Porter | Less's new friend. |
| 2 | Arturo | | Local writer who escorted Less for three days. |
| | Leonardo | Ross | Robert's friend. |
| | Otto | Handler | Robert's friend. |
| | Franklin | Woodhouse | Robert's friend. |
| | Ross | | Famous poet. Robert's friend. |
| | | | Monkey House - The hotel in Mexico where Less stayed. |
| | Harold | van Devander | Festival organizer. Professor. aka: Senor Banderbander. |
| | The | Bikeman | Less's acquaintance. |
| | Marian | Brownburn | Robert's wife. |
| | Fernando | | Less's Mexico tour guide. Athletic man. |
| | Luis | Barragan | Architect. Designed his own house. |
| | | | Teotihuacan Y Piramides - The Museum of Anthropology. |
| 3 | Foster | Lancett | Famous British author who won an award. |
| | Reginald | Lancett | Foster's father. |
| | Ludwig | Ess | A vacationing Australian doctor. |
| | Frau | Ess | Ludwig's wife. |
| | The Seahorse | Lady | Less's golf resort acquaintance. |
| | Meredith | Castle | A Language poet. |
| | Harold | Frickes | Someone Freddy and Less met at the college auditorium. |
| | Finley | Dwyer | An emcee at Awards Night. Less's old acquaintance. |
| | Riccardo | | A young, tattooed Italian man. Finalist. |
| | Luisa | | An elegant girl. Finalist. |
| | Alessandro | | A cartoon villain. Finalist. |
| | Guiliana | Monti | Author. |
| 4 | Petra | | Girl from Pegasus Publication. |
| | Frau | Fernhoff | Less's German class teacher. Retired piano instructor. |
| | Giancarlo | Taylor | Less's German class classmate. |
| | Georgia | | Less's German class classmate. |
| | Anne | Garrett | Less's German class classmate. |
| | Ludwig | | The folk-singing German. |
| | Hans | | Less's teaching assistant. |
| | Ulrich | | Hans's friend. Composer. |
| | Katarina | | Ulrich's girlfriend. |
| | Bastian | | A business student. Ulrich's friend. Less's new lover. |
| | Dr. | Balk | Less's principal. |
| | Frieda | | The woman who welcomed Less in Spy Club. |
| 5 | Alexander | Leighton | Black, gay poet. |
| | Enrico | | A small, bearded corcerer. Less's acquaintance. |
| | Amelie | | Less's escort. |
| | Javier | | Less's new friend and lover. The blackmailer. |
| 6 | Mohammed | | A Morrocan guide. |
| | Lewis | Delacroix | Less's old friend. |
| | Mustafa | | A riad worker. |
| | Clark | | Lewis's husband. |
| | Leona | Flowers | Less's editor. |
| | Josh | | Lewis's friend. |
| | Janet | | Zohra's friend. |
| 7 | Elizabeth | | The yellow rat snake. |
| | Rupali | | The manager at the hotel in India. |
| | The | Pastor | Less's acquaintance. |
| | The | Tailor | Less's acquaintance. |
| | Mary | | Congregant. |
| | Vincent | | Porter. |
| | Marco | | Less's ex-friend. |
| | Donald | | Carlos's ex-lover. |
| 8 | Kabawata | Yasunari | Japanese novelist. |
| | Walt | | Poet who came to Robert's house. |
| | Hart | | Poet who came to Robert's house. |
| | Emily | | Poet who came to Robert's house. |
| | Frank | | Poet who came to Robert's house. |
