EPISODE · May 23, 2024 · 50 MIN
How Do You Write Your Own Story? ft. a Memoir Author (Carrie Sun)
from Linen Suit & Plastic Tie · host Gorav Menon & Kevin Liu
Why should you read the author's bio of a book? Where do we find the most compelling and powerful story from our lived experiences? How do you protect your own memory when telling a story about your past? This week, we chat with Carrie Sun, author of Private Equity, a memoir from her unique experience working for a Wall Street hedge fund billionaire and her deeply personal self-discovery journey. Carrie Sun was born in China and raised in Michigan. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School. She graduated early from MIT, worked as a quant, dropped out of MBA, worked in one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, and left to become a writer.
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Why should you read the author's bio of a book? Where do we find the most compelling and powerful story from our lived experiences? How do you protect your own memory when telling a story about your past? This week, we chat with Carrie Sun, author of Private Equity, a memoir from her unique experience working for a Wall Street hedge fund billionaire and her deeply personal self-discovery journey. Carrie Sun was born in China and raised in Michigan. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School. She graduated early from MIT, worked as a quant, dropped out of MBA, worked in one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, and left to become a writer.
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How Do You Write Your Own Story? ft. a Memoir Author (Carrie Sun)
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