Book note…
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Karl: Memoirs often benefit from being written with someone else. Think John Le Carré’s collaboration with Adam Sisman.
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Zoe: Hang on. That was actually written by Adam Sisman, so it’s a biography, isn’t it?
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Karl: True. But an autobiography written with assistance, can still be a memoir.
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Zoe: I’m assuming something here. That you have been reading another memoir?
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Karl: That obvious? But yes. Robert Kuok.
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Zoe: Who?
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Karl: Malaysian billionaire. Made his money in commodity trading. Owns Shangri La hotels chain.
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Voice-over
Co-written with Andrew Tanzer over 15 years, Robert Kuok: A Memoir, is a carefully crafted work. Told in Robert Kuok’s voice, to reveal the inner workings of him as a unique leader, and his analyses and decisions. Highly recommended for a look at building monopolies through political connections. “From eight in the morning we whipped around Kuala Lumpur at a furious pace and saw seven ministers by lunchtime.”
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