Characters
- Molina- One of the protagonists and the prime story teller. He is a gay window dresser put into prison for having "sex with a minor".
- Valentin- The other protagonist, and main implied listener. He is a revolutionary who is put into prison for belonging to a leftist organization that is trying to overthrow the government.
- The Warden- The warden is one of the antagonists in the novel. He sets up Molina to spy and retrieve information from Valentin and gets regular reports about it.
- Gabriel- The waiter that Molina befriends and acts as Molina's main love interest throughout the novel.
- Marta- Marta is the love interest of Valentin that he lost in order to remain serious about his organization. She only appears in memories and streams of consciousness in the novel, but never physically.
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