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“Brian Arthur was friends with Cormac McCarthy, the author who wrote All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men. Cormac helped shape the prose in that piece.”
Sentiment: Passing Reference
Trigger: Cormac McCarthy's influence
For: Readers interested in the intersection of literature and economics.
Key quote: “Brian Arthur was friends with Cormac McCarthy, the author who wrote All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men.”
The host mentions Cormac McCarthy in relation to Brian Arthur's writing on business and economics. McCarthy's influence is noted as a contributing factor to the clarity and success of Arthur's work.
“Cormac McCarthy, the novelist who wrote All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men and many other Pulitzer Prize winning works.”
Sentiment: Passing Reference
Trigger: Cormac McCarthy's influence
For: Readers interested in the intersection of literature and economics
Key quote: “it turns out that Cormac McCarthy, the author, uh, the novelist who, you know, wrote all the pretty horses and no country for old men and many other, you know, Pulitzer Prize winning author, um, Brian Arthur, the economist who wrote the article, he went to Cormac MacArthur for help writing this piece”
The host mentioned Cormac McCarthy in relation to a Harvard Business Review article that he contributed to, highlighting his ability to make complex economic ideas more accessible. This reference serves to illustrate the unexpected intersections between literature and economics.