It's men who dominate his list of literary heroes.
Along with a literary hero comes yet another innovation: a surprising final turn toward the elegiac.
In any event, the more important relationship for a literary hero is the best friend.
When the book and movie rights sell for $2 million, Cal is transformed into the literary hero he has longed to be.
Never has a literary hero - or a poet - seemed so allergic to domestic life.
At that time, the traditional literary hero was usually a brave, clever, young white male.
In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
"Do you believe in an afterlife in which you'll meet your literary heroes?"
He began drinking to emulate the habits of his literary heroes.
Once upon a time, the typical literary hero was a man on the make.