Is your protagonist male or female?

by Adrian Sroka
4th April 2014

I wonder if most protagonists are the same sex as the author.

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I can think of many male central characters that have been created by successful female authors; Hercule Poirot, Lord Peter Wimsey, Adam Dalgliesh, Harry Potter, Horrid Henry. I won’t carry on with a list, I’m sure others can think of more.

There are central female characters written by male authors, I’m sure, but a lot fewer spring to mind ('How To Be Good' off the top of my head).

This may be a bias in publication; male characters sell more books, perhaps?

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06/04/2014

Thanx Neeraj.

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Hi Neeraj. One does have to examine one's inner reasoning from time to time or else the rut becomes forever!

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