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MacKenzie Scott returns to writing with 80,000-word novel
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced her return to fiction writing after more than a decade. In a blog post, Scott said she will serially release an 80,000-word…
The Story in Brief
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced her return to fiction writing after more than a decade. In a blog post, Scott said she will serially release an 80,000-word novel titled 'Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)' throughout August. She published the title page, table of contents, character list and epigraphs over the weekend, revealing little else about the plot.
Scott studied creative writing at Princeton under Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who supervised her thesis and later praised her as one of her best students. Her debut novel won an American Book Award. Separately, Scott has given away more than $26 billion over seven years to over 2,500 organizations. Her current net worth is $33.8 billion from a 4% Amazon stake after her 2019 divorce.
The Indian Opinion
Media coverage of Scott often swings between worshipping her as a saintly billionaire and dismissing her as an eccentric recluse. Both miss the point: this is a trained novelist who studied under Toni Morrison and won literary awards before becoming famous for her wealth. The real test is whether her serialised novel will be judged on its writing, not on her bank balance or her ex-husband. Will readers, including in India, give her work the same attention they give her chequebook?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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