The book contains 16 articles of different kinds. The only unifying theme of the collection is that each article discusses a single person. The style of discussion is varied. One of the articles is a reminiscence of a famous poet. Another is a critique of another famous poet, mixed with personal reminiscences. Then there are two fictional "interviews". Yet another article is a historical account of an interesting event. There are obituaries of some famous people written for newspapers and magazines. The rest are essays which are appraisals, in one way or other, of some people and their contributions to some field of activity.