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Charles

This character, the narrator, is selfish, arrogant, manipulative, prone to self-delusion, simultaneously intelligent and unwise, a glutton and a self-indulgent sensualist.

Lizzie

This character is a middle-aged actress, a former protege and a former lover.

Rosina

This character is also a middle-aged actress. She is much more physically attractive, sexually energetic, and emotionally volatile.

Clement

This character appears only in recollections. She is nevertheless one of the most important figures in his life, having introduced him as a young man to theatre, sex, and relationships.

James

This character is a perhaps paradoxical combination of soldier and peace loving Buddhist.

Peregrine

This character is an Irish actor/director with a habit of telling self-dramatizing stories.

Gilbert

This character functions as a catalyst for the relationship between the two main characters. His servile nature perhaps reflects back to the main character an aspect of his personality for which he...

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