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. |