| 1 | Mafalda | | A cook. |
| | Oliver | | The neighbor. |
| | Maynard | | Elio's friend. |
| | Elio | Perlman | The protagonist. |
| | Signora | Milani | Oliver's translator. |
| | Chiara | | Elio's friend. |
| | | Perlman | Elio's mother. |
| | Manfredi | | Mafalda's husband. |
| | Anchise | | A gardener. |
| | Marzia | | Elio's friend. |
| | Vimini | | Elio's next-door neighbor. |
| 2 | Shelley | | The one who drowned. |
| | Mary | | Shelley's wife. |
| 3 | Alfredo | | The poet. |
| | Lucia | | Alfredo's wife. |
| | Amanda | | The publisher's daughter. |
| | Adele | | The publisher's daughter. |
| | Toucan | | Someone from the bookstore. |
| | Falstaff | | Someone from the bookstore. |
| | Ada | | The publisher's daughter. |
| 4 | Pavel | | Maynard's successor. |
