Posted by sid on January 4, 2002, at 12:03:46
In reply to Re: It was to slow paced and boreing for my taste, posted by Noa on January 4, 2002, at 6:48:01
Yes. The book has lots more details, and also it talks about the people he evolved around in school, the eras, politics, etc... at the time. It is about him and people and events around him. It is a very good book that won awards all over the world. I usually don't like biographies much, but this one is very nice. It also makes clearer his contribution and why he got the Econ Nobel Prize. If I remember well, he got married twice and he had a son with another woman while still being married - to his first wife I think. The movie only pictures him with one woman - romanced somewhat. His life was tougher than the movie shows I think, and he was at times quite a handful to deal with, to be polite. He is more endearing in the movie than he was in reality. I recommend the book, warning you that it's not just about him, but also the people around him - people who loved him and also important people that he worked with or studied with.
> I heard that the movie is pretty good as a movie but not a factual accounting of his life. Was the book more factual?
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