Macon Leary

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Macon Leary is the emotionally reserved, travel-guide-writing protagonist of Anne Tyler’s novel "The Accidental Tourist," whose life is upended by grief and an unexpected new relationship.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Accidental Tourist ⓘ
associatedWithTheme family ⓘ
grief ⓘ
healing ⓘ
unexpected relationships ⓘ
bookPublicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1985 ⓘ
createdBy Anne Tyler ⓘ
createdInCountry United States ⓘ
experiences grief ⓘ
marital breakdown ⓘ
familyName Leary ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Accidental Tourist ⓘ
firstAppearance novel The Accidental Tourist ⓘ
fullName Macon Leary ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWorkHeAppearsIn literary fiction ⓘ
hasRelative Ethan Leary ⓘ
hasRomanticPartner Muriel Pritchett ⓘ
hasSibling Charles Leary ⓘ
Porter Leary ⓘ
Rose Leary ⓘ
hasSpouse Sarah Leary ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin novel ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor undergoing personal transformation after family tragedy ⓘ
writing practical travel guides for reluctant travelers ⓘ
occupation travel guide writer ⓘ
personalityTrait cautious ⓘ
emotionally reserved ⓘ
habit-bound ⓘ
protagonistOf The Accidental Tourist ⓘ
relationshipToEthanLeary father ⓘ
relationshipToMurielPritchett boyfriend ⓘ
relationshipToSarahLeary husband ⓘ
settingOfLife Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
undergoesCharacterArc from emotional withdrawal to greater openness and connection ⓘ

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