The Year of Magical Thinking
Who is the protagonist in The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion?
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Although the term protagonist is most often used to describe the central character in a fictional novel, it is also defined as the "most prominant figure in a real situation". The memoir's protagonist is author, Joan Didion.
The Year of Magical Thinking