protagonists
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A woman named Evgenia Zabogonska emerges as one of the book’s most forceful protagonists, the theater’s lighting director who transforms into an astute, organized wartime leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Swann allows her sheep protagonists to express themselves in her book without abandoning their sheep identity.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
One point and three goals separating the protagonists.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Like the protagonists of Levy’s novel, today’s readers want speed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Not even the chronology is described in conventional language: the century is an aging person, a contemporary of the story’s protagonists.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
