protagonist
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The event is billed as a celebration of Faye’s series protagonist, Kitty Howe, a “full-time high school math teacher and part-time accidental crime solver.”
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Talankin, the co-director and protagonist of the Best Feature Documentary winner, travels with the award often to showcase at events at screenings.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Rosenblatt’s play, though formulaic at times, contains a twist worthy of Dahl himself, as the protagonist grows more monstrous as he digs deeper into his righteous convictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Well, that, and also because it was completely awesome, with an old-school teenage computer hacker as the protagonist.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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