protagonist
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But funding a nongambler’s entrance into the gambling world as a kind of comedic protagonist not only puts the writer at risk but also flattens the seriousness of the story’s subject.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
His 2009 novel Jasper Jones - a coming-of-age story featuring a 13-year-old boy as its protagonist - garnered several awards in Australia and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Awards.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
But he lets Magaro’s simmering fragility be a real presence: the sputtering glow of someone afraid to be the protagonist of his own story.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Stafford Hopkins, the protagonist of Patricia Flynn’s debut novel, has made the climb from a rural Canadian childhood to the peak of Hollywood success, thanks in part to his love of Aristotelian philosophy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
I wrapped my right hand around the joystick and began to play, guiding my pizza-shaped protagonist through one maze after another.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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