Episode · How I Write · 2023-11-15
Books mentioned on Garry Tan: Y Combinator CEO - The Key To Writing For Startups and Entrepreneurs
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is a classic philosophical novel that explores individualism, objectivism, and the struggles of an uncompromising architect named Howard Roark.
Discussed“funny story though, uh, I distinctly remember reading, uh, The Fountainhead by Anne Rand, and it actually messed up my college essays.”
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Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera is a celebrated novel that blends storytelling, historical reflection, and philosophical essay to examine memory, political oppression, and human absurdity.
Discussed“Graphomania, the desire to write books to a public of unknown readers. You talk about this. It's from Milan Kundera, from the book of Laughter and Forgetting.”
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